By Ashley Lemons, RN, BSN Colorado State Law requires that students are compliant with immunization requirements within 2 weeks of the start of school. Individual letters will be going out in the next few weeks for those who are noncompliant with the required immunizations. In order to comply with state law, PLEASE provide the school with an immunization record after your child has received the immunizations(s) that are missing OR a signed Exemption Form AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Immunization compliance data is collected yearly by your district nurse and reported to the state. Our goal is for D’Evelyn to be 100% compliant before November 10. Vaccination is one of the best ways parents can protect infants, children and teens from 16 potentially harmful diseases. Vaccine-preventable diseases can be very serious, may require hospitalization, or even be deadly – especially in infants and young children. In addition to the required immunizations, there are several recommended immunizations. Between 13 through 18 years old, your child should visit the doctor once each year for check-ups. This can be a great time to get any vaccines your teen may need. Below are vaccines recommended for your teen. The following vaccines are recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), other medical societies, and CDC:
--A flu shot can keep your child from getting sick with flu. --Influenza can be more serious than the common cold. It can lead to serious complications, including hospitalization or death. CDC estimates that since 2010, flu-related hospitalizations among children younger than 5 years have ranged from 7,000 to 26,000 in the United States. --Since 2004-2005, flu-related deaths in children reported to CDC during regular flu seasons have ranged from a low of 37 deaths (2011-2012) to 171 deaths (2012-2013). --Children, especially school-aged children, are more likely to catch the flu. Millions of children get sick with flu every season. A typical flu illness can mean missing a week or more of school. Once infected, children can spread the flu to parents and siblings, other family members, and friends. --Vaccinating your child protects people around them (like grandparents, babies or anyone with long-term health problems) who are more vulnerable to flu. --Children with certain long-term health conditions (like asthma or diabetes) and all children younger than 5 years are at high risk of serious illness when they get the flu. --Flu vaccine is not perfect. Some vaccinated people may still get sick, but if they do, flu vaccine may make their illness milder. --Flu vaccines are among the safest medical products in use. Hundreds of millions of people have safely gotten flu vaccines for more than 50 years. There may be mild side effects from getting vaccinated, but these are so much less of a problem than getting sick with the flu!
*much of the above information came from the CDPHE Ashley Lemons, RN, BSN Jeffco Public Schools 720-315-3864 [email protected] Comments are closed.
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