[BHS Etree] ADMIN: New Vaccination Requirement for 2011-12

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PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact Nuala Ruddell,
NRuddell at ci.berkeley.ca.us 

 

To all parents/guardians of students returning to BHS for the 2011-2012
school year:

 

Whooping cough (pertussis) has been widespread in California. Many
students have had to miss school because they were sick.

 

To help protect your children and others from whooping cough, a new
California law now requires students to be vaccinated against whooping
cough. 

 

For the 2011-12 school year only, all students entering 7th through 12th
grades will need proof of an adolescent whooping cough booster shot (Tdap)
before starting school. 

 

BY LAW, STUDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF RECEIVING A TDAP BOOSTER SHOT
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO START SCHOOL UNTIL PROOF IS PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL.
(THE TETANUS-DIPHTHERIA BOOSTER SHOT, TD, WILL NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT.)

 

We want to make sure your child starts school on time. I urge you to:

 

1.      Get your child's Tdap shot now.

A large number of students need a Tdap shot between now and the start of
school next year. Make an appointment with your child's doctor or clinic
for your child to get a Tdap booster shot now. Avoid the back-to-school
rush.

 

2.      Provide your proof of immunization.

Be sure to keep the written proof of your child's Tdap booster shot in a
safe place. Your child will need to provide proof of immunization in order
to start school next fall.  More information will be provided about how
and when you will be requested to supply this documentation.

 

Getting the adolescent whooping cough shot now will not only help protect
your child against the ongoing threat of whooping cough but will also meet
the new school requirement.

 

If you have any questions, please contact:

Nuala Ruddell, BHS Health Center Nurse

510 644-6859

nruddell at ci.berkeley.ca.us 

 

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