Thousands arrive at school without whooping cough vaccination
A new state law requires all secondary students to provide proof of vaccination. The first day at L.A. Unified year-round schools bodes ill for the fall.
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 Flyers, in several languages from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urge parents to make sure their child receives the whooping cough vaccination. Some 3 million California students will have to prove they have had a booster vaccination against whooping cough to attend grades 7 through 12 at public or private schools this fall. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press / July 15, 2010) |
Thousands of Los Angeles area students, who began school Tuesday at campuses on a year-round schedule, had not met the deadline for getting the mandatory whooping cough vaccine, providing officials with a glimpse into what could confront them in the fall.
The 8,700 Los Angeles Unified School District students who faced Tuesday's deadline were those attending Bell, Fremont and Huntington Park high schools as well as Gage Middle School in Huntington Park and Ochoa Learning Center in Cudahy. The district dispatched 23 extra nurses to those schools to review vaccination records.
The 8,700 Los Angeles Unified School District students who faced Tuesday's deadline were those attending Bell, Fremont and Huntington Park high schools as well as Gage Middle School in Huntington Park and Ochoa Learning Center in Cudahy. The district dispatched 23 extra nurses to those schools to review vaccination records.
The situation at Huntington Park High was the worst. Of
