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immunization requirements
Please click
here to read a letter, signed
by Nurse Department Facilitator Tracy L. Ford,
MSN, CRNP, that is similar to a letter that will
be sent home to all Bethel Park parents from
their child's school nurse regarding the new
immunization requirements that will be in effect
beginning the 2008-2009 school year. The
information below now reflects those new requirements.
Parents need to be
aware that if documentation is not received at
the school by August 31, 2008, the school
district is required to exclude the student from
participation in school.
Requirements for all School Students in
K-12 effective with the
beginning of the 2008-2009 school year
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4 doses of tetanus (1 dose
after the 4th birthday); 3 doses if the
series started after 7 years of age
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4 doses of diphtheria (1 dose
after the 4th birthday); 3 doses if the
series started after 7 years of age
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3 doses of polio
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2 doses of measles
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2 doses of mumps
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1 dose of rubella
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3 doses of hepatitis B
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2 doses of varicella or
written statement from physician/designee
indicating month and year of disease or
serologic proof of immunity
Requirements for all students in grades 7-12 (in
addition to the above vaccines),
effective with the beginning of the 2008-2009
school year
Provisional Enrollment
If a
child has not received all of the vaccines
required, the child may be provisionally
admitted to school only if evidence of the
administration of at least one dose of each
vaccine is given to the school administrator or
designee and the parent or guardian's plan for
completion of the required immunizations is made
part of the child's health record.
Immunization requirements should be completed
within eight months of the date of provisional
admission to school.
INFORMATION FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The
Allegheny County Health Department will have
Free Immunization Clinics on July 9 and August 6
at 3441 Forbes Avenue. Please click on the
links below for more information.
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