Additional vaccines required for kindergarten
The Daily Herald on Friday, July 19
The Daily Herald
SALT
LAKE CITY -- Immunization requirements for school entry in
Utah now include the hepatitis A and chickenpox vaccines.
Beginning July 1, 2002, two doses of the hepatitis A vaccine
and one dose of the chickenpox vaccine will be required for
all kindergartners to protect children against preventable
diseases.
The Utah Department of Health adopted these changes into
school law after receiving the latest recommendations from the
national Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the
Utah Scientific Vaccine Advisory Committee.
Other school entry requirements include: five doses of
diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; four doses of polio; two
doses of measles, mumps, rubella; and three doses of hepatitis
B.
The UDOH also revised the school rule dealing with
exemptions. Medical, religious and personal exemptions to
immunizations may be claimed. However, the appropriate UDOH
exemption form must now accompany each exemption claimed. The
personal and religious exemption forms are available at all
local health departments. The medical exemption form is
available to physicians through the Utah Immunization Program.
For more information about immunizations, contact the Utah
Immunization Hotline at 1-800-275-0659.
This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page A12.
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by Anonymous on Friday, July 19 @ 12:46:15 MDT
It's funny to me how all the children of school district
employees have to get waivers for these new shots because
their health insurance won't cover these shots until after
September 1st (maybe).
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