A new state law requires students entering or advancing to grades seven through twelve in the 2011–12 school year to be immunized with a pertussis vaccine booster called Tdap. The new requirement goes into effect July 1, 2011, for one year and affects all students—current, new, and transfers—in public and private schools.
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease that can be debilitating at any age and lethal to infants. The pertussis epidemic has caused disease in more than 9,000 people in 2010 and persists today. Pertussis infections occur year-round, but typically peak over the summer and fall, causing widespread illness and absenteeism in students and school staff. Vaccination offers prompt protection against pertussis. For more information, please visit Shots For School [http://www.shotsforschool.org/] (Outside Source).
Read more of the California Department Of Education News Release HERE.
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