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April 13, 2001
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Starting August 1, Kentucky children who are between the
ages of 19 months and seven years old and are entering kindergarten or licensed
day cares must receive the vaccine against chickenpox, which can, in some
cases, lead to deafness, blindness, retardation, and death, explains Dr. Glyn
Caldwell of the state Cabinet Health Services.
Children entering the sixth grade through the 2008-2009 school year will
be required to receive a three-dose series of vaccines to prevent hepatitis
B. Health officials are targeting
children who missed the hepatitis B vaccine, which is now required for younger
children. Since the Health Services
cabinet buys vaccines and most immunizations are covered by private insurance
companies, parents can expect to pay $5 or less for the vaccines that cost
$390.14 all together.