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Parents are required to add five new immunizations for the upcominb school year as a result ofstate mandates. Metrk Health anticipates these requirements will affect upto 50,000 studentsw in the San Antonio area. Startingh Aug. 1, K-12 students will be required to take two dosezs of theVaricella (chickenpox) vaccine. Students entering the 1-6 and 8-12 gradeas must continue to meet thecurrent requirement. Entering 7th gradre students are required to take the one dose of the meningococcalp vaccine thisschool year. Students entering the 7th gradew must havethe tetanus, diphtheria, acellulae pertussis-containing vaccine if they’ve not had the boosterr within the last five years.
Studenta entering grades 8 - 12 must have the booster shot if they have not had one in the last 10 Kindergarten students statewide are now required to take two dosea of hepatitisA vaccine. K-12 students must take two doses of the measles vaccine and one dose each of the mumps andrubells vaccine. In addition to the expandeds vaccinations, students need to be current on previouslyrequires immunizations. “These additions to the childhood immunization schedule will briny us closer in line with CDC recommendationzs and make Texas an even safer environment for vaccinepreventable diseases,” health director Fernandol Guerra says.