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Austin Independent School District New Vaccination Requirements
Austin Independent School District students entering kindergarten and seventh grade face new vaccination requirements for the upcoming fall semester following updated CDC recommendations. Seventh graders are now specifically required to receive a meningitis vaccine among other shots. The Health and Human Services Department is hosting a clinic this Saturday at the Far South Health Center on Stassney Lane to help approximately 10,000 students meet compliance before the August 1st deadline. Parents retain the option to opt-out for religious, medical, or conscientious reasons.
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00:00 Your kids may be out of school this week, but when they go back in the fall guess what more shots and a local health department wants to get an early start on getting those kids vaccinated. Lauren Petroski joins us in the studio and we need information what parents need to know well right most kids are out of school now so it's probably too early to start thinking about next year but parents might want to get this done early because come August they have to have them done and that's when these clinics get really full with people trying to get the shots taken care of. For the next school year there are new requirements for students entering into kindergarten and seventh grade, and these changes are being made to follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those students need a few new shots that they haven't had to get before. For seventh graders this includes a meningitis vaccine and several other shots
00:45 AISD estimates that about 10,000 kids will need these vaccines before returning to class in the fall. And the Health and Human Services Department is encouraging parents to get those shots taken care of now and avoid the rush that comes right before the school year begins Even though these new recommendations don't take effect officially until August 1st, if you get the immunizations now you'll be in compliance in August and won't have to worry about your child possibly not being able to attend classes if they aren't properly immunized. clinic is going on this Saturday from 9 to 1 at the Far South Health Center located at 405 Stassney and that vaccine is for students going into the seventh grade. It's free for students who are uninsured, under-insured or Medicaid recipients $10 dollars for all other students now if you can't make it to that clinic well health and human services has three clinics in Austin open five days a week and couple Saturdays of month and parents do have
01:40 the option of not getting the vaccines for religious, medical or conscientious reasons. Now you can find a link on our website for more info about the new required shots. All right thank you Lauren still ahead ever wonder how Hollywood