The start of the fall school semester for kids up to senior year in high school is typically a time for immunizations, and this year is no different.
USD 253 Emporia and other area school districts have posted a guidance flyer detailing both the needed vaccines and their dosage requirements for early childhood students ages 4 and below and students in grades K-6, grade 7, grades 8-10 and grades 11-12. On KVOE’s Talk of Emporia on Friday, CareArc CEO Renee Hively said these immunizations are getting re-emphasized as attention shifts — to a degree — away from the COVID-19 pandemic.
CareArc is working with USD 253 Emporia to have an immunization clinic at CareArc. The date for that clinic is pending, but Hively expects it will be held after typical business hours to give parents a better chance to get their children immunized. Hively also says it’s vitally important for parents to vaccinate their children, especially with the recent resurgence of the paralyzing disease polio in New York State.
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