The next school year begins on Monday, August 7, and Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) immunization clinics will be offering expanded dates and times so that parents and guardians in Clark County can ensure their charges are appropriately immunized and ready for the first day of school.
SNHD encourages parents and guardians to make an appointment now for their kindergartners, 7th and 12th graders at one of its immunization clinics for their mandatory school vaccines so they can beat the back-to-school rush.
The Clark County School District (CCSD) requires the following vaccinations for students enrolling in school: chickenpox (varicella), hepatitis A, hepatitis B, polio, tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (DTaP and Tdap), quadrivalent meningitis, and measles-mumps-rubella (MMR).
Parents who recently moved to Nevada should note that hepatitis A vaccination is required in the state. Immunizations that were up to date in other states that do not require hepatitis A vaccination might not be current in Nevada.
Students enrolled in the 12th grade in Nevada public, private, or charter schools must receive the meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY) prior to the start of the 2023-2024 school year. MenACWY is also required for students entering 7th grade and for students entering the 8th through 12th grades who are new to Nevada schools, including private or charter schools, and CCSD. In addition, 7th-graders must receive their tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. For more information on required vaccinations, visit Immunize Nevada’s School Vaccinations page at www.immunizenevada.org/school-vaccinations.
Mandatory back to school vaccinations, as well as recommended vaccinations, are available locally at the Mesquite Public Health Center, 150 N. Yucca St., Mesquite, NV. The center is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 4:30 pm (closed noon-1 pm each day). Special back-to-school dates at this location include Wednesday, July 26; Monday, July 31; and Friday, Aug. 4; all at 8 am to 4:30 pm.
To make an appointment, call 702-759-0850 or visit www.snhd.info/bts.
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