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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson on Tuesday urged parents of students entering the seventh grade to vaccinate their children to protect them against whooping cough, as required by California law.
“I call on all parents to act as soon as possible and ensure their children receive this important vaccination,” Torlakson said. “Taking a few minutes now will help protect your child’s health, and help them get off to a smooth start in the next school year.”
Assembly Bill 354, which was signed into law in September 2010, required all students entering or advancing to grades seven through twelve in the 2011–12 school year to show proof of immunization with a whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine booster called tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap). The new requirement affects all students — current, new and transfers — in public and private schools.
“In 2010, 9,000 Californians were diagnosed with pertussis and 10 infants died from the disease. Due to the collective statewide vaccination efforts this past year, pertussis cases are dramatically lower in California,” said Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health. “If your child has not yet been vaccinated, please do so immediately.”
For the 2012-13 school year and future years, the pertussis booster immunization requirement applies to students entering or advancing into the seventh grade. If they haven’t done so already, current sixth graders should receive a pertussis booster shot as soon as possible to protect themselves. Unlike the previous school year, there is no grace period in the current law.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious disease that can be debilitating at any age and lethal to infants. California’s current epidemic has killed 10 babies and stricken more than 11,000 people. Whooping cough gets its name from the gasping “whoop” sound children make after coughing.
For more information on pertussis and Tdap, visit www.cde.ca.gov or www.shotsforschool.org.
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