NEW IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS
April 15, 2009
NEW IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIREMENTS for
the 2009-2010 School Year
**For 11 year olds: a booster dose of Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria,
pertussis) will be
required before school starts in August.
**For Pre-school and Kindergarten students: two doses of Varicella
(chickenpox)
vaccine will be required before school starts in August.
**For Students grades 1st through 9th: three doses of Hepatitis B
vaccine and
one dose of Varicella-chickenpox vaccine (unless history of
chickenpox disease is documented) will be required before school
starts in August.
Two doses of the varicella vaccine are currently recommended for
all ages.
(For the school year 2010-2011, three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine
and two doses of Varicella vaccine will be required for all
students.)
The School Nurse will be mailing letters to parents to notify them
of any immunizations that will be needed for their children.
Immunizations are available at the Barton County Health Department
(1300 Kansas Avenue, Great Bend) from:
9:00 am to 4:30 pm on Mondays
8:00 am to 4:30 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
8:00 am to 7:30 pm on Thursdays
