This is an opportunity to review your family’s immunizations as it
relates to Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Ideally, children have already
received five Pertussis vaccines, and children, adolescents over age 11,
and adults a booster. Please discuss the matter of immunization with
your private medical provider if anyone in your home, including you: - will have contact with infants, toddlers, or preschoolers
- has never received Pertussis vaccination,
- has not completed the full series,
- has an immune deficiency,
- has a serious chronic medical condition,
- is pregnant
If
you have any questions about your family’s health or immunizations,
please contact your private physician. The County Health Department’s
Immunization Clinic is also a resource for questions about
immunizations. If you have any reason to suspect that your children may
have Pertussis, please do not send them to school until you have
discussed the matter with your private physician. Please alert your
private physician of the presence of health department confirmed
Pertussis in our building. Children with Health Department confirmed
Pertussis require five full days of antibiotic therapy before they may
be in school. Your children’s teacher(s) can assist you with arranging
for missed schoolwork if any of your children feel up to doing homework
while they are out ill.
Please contact the County Health
Department Immunization Clinic if you have specific concerns that the
resources below do not address.