Now is the best time to get children their back-to-school immunizations
07/21/15 LICKING COUNTY, OHIO – Back-to-school season
is quickly approaching. Parents will be busy getting school clothes and school
supplies for their children. Immunizing your child now will help avoid the last
minute rush, and protect them against vaccine-preventable disease.
Parents should contact their health care provider or the Licking County Health Department to ensure all required immunizations have been provided to their child prior to the first day of school. Children who go to school without the required vaccinations risk being excluded from school until all requirements are met. They also risk becoming ill.
Incoming kindergarten students are required to have:
• 2 doses of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccination (MMR),
• 2 doses of the Varicella vaccination (chickenpox),
• 3 doses of the Hepatitis B vaccination,
• 3 - 4 doses of the Polio vaccination (IPV), and
• 4-5 doses of the DTaP vaccination (whooping cough).
Incoming seventh-grade students are required to have:
• 1 dose of the TDaP vaccination (whooping cough).
Whooping cough (pertussis) has made a comeback in recent years; vaccination will protect your child and family members. Additionally, the HPV vaccination (an anti-cancer vaccine) and the meningitis vaccination are recommended for seventh-grade students.
Don’t delay – call your health care provider or the Licking County Health Department today. The Health Department’s Immunization Clinic can be reached at (740) 349-6535 for an appointment.
The Health Department’s Immunization Clinic accepts most major insurance providers. When scheduling the appointment, ask the staff if you are unsure about insurance coverage. No child will be turned away for inability to pay.
For more information, visit the nursing page on www.lickingcohealth.org, or ask your health care provider.
Parents should contact their health care provider or the Licking County Health Department to ensure all required immunizations have been provided to their child prior to the first day of school. Children who go to school without the required vaccinations risk being excluded from school until all requirements are met. They also risk becoming ill.
Incoming kindergarten students are required to have:
• 2 doses of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccination (MMR),
• 2 doses of the Varicella vaccination (chickenpox),
• 3 doses of the Hepatitis B vaccination,
• 3 - 4 doses of the Polio vaccination (IPV), and
• 4-5 doses of the DTaP vaccination (whooping cough).
Incoming seventh-grade students are required to have:
• 1 dose of the TDaP vaccination (whooping cough).
Whooping cough (pertussis) has made a comeback in recent years; vaccination will protect your child and family members. Additionally, the HPV vaccination (an anti-cancer vaccine) and the meningitis vaccination are recommended for seventh-grade students.
Don’t delay – call your health care provider or the Licking County Health Department today. The Health Department’s Immunization Clinic can be reached at (740) 349-6535 for an appointment.
The Health Department’s Immunization Clinic accepts most major insurance providers. When scheduling the appointment, ask the staff if you are unsure about insurance coverage. No child will be turned away for inability to pay.
For more information, visit the nursing page on www.lickingcohealth.org, or ask your health care provider.
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