Even though the school year ended just a few weeks ago, it is not too early to begin making sure your child has all their requirement immunizations for the 2011-2012 school year.
The following are additional immunization requirements for the 2011-12 school year:
• Hepatitis A: 2 doses in a lifetime, 2 doses required for Pre-K, Kinder, 1st & 2nd grades.
• Tdap: a booster dose requirement for 7th, 8th & 9th.
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella): 2 doses required for Pre-K, Kinder, 1st & 2nd grades.
• Meningococcal: 1 dose for 7th, 8th & 9th.
• Varicella (Chickenpox): 2 doses requirement for Pre-K, Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th & 9th.
All children must have all the necessary protection against the following diseases before the child can attend school: diphtheria, polio, measles, rubella, mumps, Hib, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, varicella, Tdap, and meningococcal. In addition, it is highly recommended that each student be vaccinated yearly for the prevention of Influenza. Please contact your family physician/clinic to make sure immunizations are up-to-date.
Texas Education Code requires each student be fully immunized against disease as required by the Texas Board of Health. According to the education code, a student who is not fully immunized and has not begun the required immunizations may not attend school. When transferring from another school district in Texas, a student may be provisionally admitted for no more than 30 days pending receipt of immunization records.
Mission CISD strongly urges all parents to make sure immunizations are up to date prior to registration. The student’s immunization records must be available at the time of registration to avoid any delays in admitting their children.
Mission CISD will host the following immunization clinics (PARENT MUST BE PRESENT):
August 8th 9AM-3PM Veterans Memorial HS Southwest Lab
August 9th 9AM-3PM Mission High School Southwest Lab
August 10th 9AM-3PM Veterans Memorial HS Southwest Lab
August 11th 9AM-3PM Veterans Memorial HS Southwest Lab
August 12th 9AM-3PM Veterans Memorial HS Southwest Lab
August 22nd 9AM-3PM Bryan Elementary Southwest Lab
August 22nd 9AM-Noon Mission High School Mobile Vax, LLC
August 23rd 9AM-3PM Veterans Memorial HS Southwest Lab
August 23rd 9AM-Noon Bryan Elementary Mobile Vax, LLC
August 24th 9AM-3PM Bryan Elementary Southwest Lab
August 25th 9AM-3PM Veterans Memorial HS Southwest Lab
Southwest Lab: $10 per shot / Medicaid-CHIP & Private Pay accepted
Mobile Vax, LLC: $5 administration fee per vaccine
All Care Home Health: $10 per shot / Medicaid-CHIP & Private Pay accepted.
In addition, immunizations will be available on all registration dates at All Care Home Health located at 919 N. Slabaugh in Mission (next to Fire Dept). For more information, please contact Michelle Cantu at 583-2495.
Students are encouraged to get the Meningococcal Vaccine at a cost of $10-14. After age 18 the cost for this vaccine is $220.00 or higher depending on the lab.
Other sources for immunizations in the Mission CISD area include: Nuestra Clinica Del Valle Memorial Health Center in Alton, 519-1800; Nuestra Clinica Del Valle in Mission, 580-3303; Hidalgo County Health Department in Mission, 585-2461; Southwest Lab in Pharr, 971-8822; Healthy Shots in McAllen, 668-8366; Molecular Medical Laboratory in Mission, 664-0600 or your family physician/clinic.