New whooping cough vaccine requirement has Sacramento area schools scrambling
Published: Saturday, Jul. 2, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
School district officials throughout the Sacramento region are trying to avoid a chaotic first day of school, where potentially thousands of students could be barred from campuses for not having a whooping cough booster shot.
A new law requiring middle and high school students to receive the vaccine went into effect Friday. Students at public and private schools will not be allowed on campuses until shot records verifying the booster are turned in to their schools. The law does not affect students
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- Polio: 4 doses are typically required for children entering kindergarten
Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis: The DTaP and Tdap vaccines protect against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. Five doses of DTaP are usually needed for children entering kindergarten (4-6 years). Starting with the 2011 school year, every student entering the 7th-12th grades are required to get the Tdap booster before starting school.
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR): Two doses of MMR are usually needed for children entering kindergarten.
Hepatitis B: Three doses are required for children entering kindergarten.
Varicella (chickenpox): One dose is usually required for children entering kindergarten, but two doses are recommended.
Source: California Department of Public Health
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