Info from Nurse Dusty!
All students Kindergarten through 12th will need the following:
5 doses of DTaP 4 doses of Polio (opv)
2 doses of Varicella (chicken pox) 2 doses MMR
3 doses of Hep B
Additionally:
Kindergarten -- 1 dose of Hep A
1st Grade -- 2 doses of Hep A
11 year olds -- 1 dose of Tdap
7th Grade -- 1 dose of Meningococcal vaccine
16 year olds -- 2 doses of Meningococcal (if first dose on or after age 16, only 1 dose required)
Kindergarten:
It is a state requirement that every kindergarten student receive a physical from their physician within a year of
entering kindergarten. If you received a letter-please be sure to call and make an appointment for that.
Temperature:
Nurse Dusty wants to remind parents that if a child has a temperature, they must be fever free for at
least 24 hours before returning to school.
Lice:
It’s time for those creepy crawly visitors, be sure to check your child’s head frequently!!!!
Water:
Athletes, including spirit and band, watch heat, and drink drink and drink some more!!!
Immunizations:
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