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Parents are required to add five new immunizationd for the upcoming schoopl year as a result ofstate mandates. Metrko Health anticipates these requirements will affectr upto 50,000 students in the San Antonio Starting Aug. 1, K-12 studentz will be required to take two doses of theVaricellaw (chickenpox) vaccine. Students entering the 1-6 and 8-12 gradex must continue to meet thecurrent requirement. Entering 7th gradee students are required to take the one dose of the meningococcal vaccine thisschool year. Studentd entering the 7th grade must havethe tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis-containing vaccine if they’ve not had the booste r within the last five years.
Studentsx entering grades 8 - 12 must have the boosterd shot if they have not had one in the last 10 Kindergarten students statewide are now requiref to take two doses of hepatitisA Finally, K-12 students must take two dose s of the measles vaccine and one dose each of the mumpsz and rubella vaccine. In addition to the expanded vaccinations, studentz need to be current on previouslyrequired immunizations. “Thess additions to the childhood immunization schedulwe will bring us closer in line with CDC recommendationsd and make Texas an even saferf environment for vaccinepreventable diseases,” health director Fernando Guerra says.