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Is your child ready for Kindergarten?

The Barry Eaton District Health Department is urging parents who will be be enrolling their children in Kindergarten this year to attend Kindergarten Roundups, and to make sure kids are up to date on their immunizations. The Barry-Eaton District Health Department wants to make sure that every child is protected before entering school in the fall. 

 

“Immunization is the single most important way parents can protect their children from serious disease,” said Jackie Anderson, RN, BEDHD’s Immunization Coordinator. If your child has not yet received all of the immunizations required for school entry, don’t wait! Take action now to get them protected before school begins. Make an appointment with your child’s doctor, or call the health department’s immunization clinic. 

 

A child who is fully immunized and ready to start Kindergarten in the fall will have had these vaccinations:

  • 4 doses of DTap (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis)
  • 3 doses of Hepatitis B   
  • 2 doses of MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)     
  • 4 doses of Polio              
  • 2 doses of Chickenpox (Varicella)

 

The following immunizations are highly recommended, though not required, for a child ready to start Kindergarten in the fall:

  • Influenza (flu)
  • 2 doses of Hepatitis A

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