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New law requires whooping cough vaccination for middle school students - Medical News - sacbee.com

New law requires whooping cough vaccination for middle school students - Medical News - sacbee.com

New law requires whooping cough vaccination for middle school students

Published: Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 - 3:20 pm

California middle and high school students will be required to be vaccinated against whooping cough after a new law takes effect next year.

The law, which goes into effect July 1, will apply to both public and private school students from 7th through 12th grades.

There has been a major uptick in the cases of pertussis, known as whooping cough, with more



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