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| Students without Pertussis or whooping cough Vaccinations Sent Home |
Students without Pertussis or whooping cough Vaccinations Sent HomeA new California law requires all students entering grades 7 through 12 to provide proof of vaccination for pertussis, or whooping cough. The law offers exemptions for students who submit either a medical waiver or a belief exemption signed by a parent or guardian. Students who fail to provide such documentation must be sent home from school.
The pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccine given to children before they begin school might lose its effectiveness sooner than previously thought, according to a study from Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Rafael
Children who had gone at least three years since having the last of their shots were up to 20 times more likely to contract the disease than children who had been vaccinated more recently.
In California last year, more than 9,100 individuals became ill and 10 infants died from whooping cough.
This fall, California schools have turned away thousands of middle and high school students because they have not received the whooping cough vaccination, as required by a new state law
The report also found that the rates of whooping cough dropped significantly among children who are 11 to 12 years old, an age when many receive a booster shot
The study suggests that public health officials might want to take a more aggressive approach toward vaccination and require children to receive the shots earlier.
Health and education officials say vaccination rates are higher than expected. However, they warn that some children still could be at risk because most of the personal belief exemptions tend to be clustered in certain areas.
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