Back to school could be a shot in the arm

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	Back to school could be a shot in the arm


	After a year of larger than normal pertussis outbreaks throughout the United States, health officials are weary with the start of another school year what the coming year will bring. The vaccine is required in all school aged children, unless parents sign either a medical or a religious waver. ... View Larger

School nurses in Great Bend started a two-week countdown this week as students returned to classes for the 2012-2013 school year. That’s how much time parents have to get their children’s immunizations up to date. Notices of what students within the district needed went out to parents by May 15, Cindy Prescot said. That gave parents 90 days, which the state requires. Now, as new students enroll, nurses are busy determining what these new students ...

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