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As Classes Begin, Schools Aim To Avoid Repeat of Fiasco
With classes starting today, Prince George's County is conducting a massive effort to ensure that older students have the proper vaccinations, hoping to avoid a repeat of last winter's immunization debacle that left hundreds of students unable to attend school.
Health officials have run about 45 immunization clinics since June, every weekday and one night a week. But they won't know until students arrive today how many have met the state mandate requiring students in grades six through 10 to receive shots for chickenpox and hepatitis B. Those without proper vaccinations will have 20 days to comply....
Pr. George's Hopes Mass Vaccinations Will Pay Off - washingtonpost.com
Seeded on Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:47 PM EDT
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