irishspirit
9th May 2011, 21:06
April is Adolescent Immunization Month. Our school nurses and the Orange County Health Department (http://www.co.orange.nc.us/health/) want to offer an incentive to help motivate our adolescents to get vaccinated.
There are 3 vaccines that are especially recommended for adolescents.
? Meningococcal Vaccine is recommended at 11-12 years of age and again at 16-18 (the second dose is a new recommendation). If not received at age 11-12, 13-18 year olds should receive a dose at the first opportunity.
? Tdap (tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis) Vaccine is required for all students who will be entering the 6th grade unless they have had a Td (tetanus/diphtheria) vaccine in the last 5 years. Tdap is recommended for all other adolescents.
? HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine (3 doses) is recommended for any student 9 years of age or older who has never been vaccinated.
NOW?about the contest?
To be eligible for the contest, a student will need to receive at least one vaccine, meningococcal vaccine, between 4-1-11 and 5-31-11. The student will need to take proof of the meningococcal vaccine received to the school nurse by 10:00 AM on 6-1-11. The school nurse will then enter the student in the contest. The student will have 2 entries for having received the meningococcal vaccine.
Additionally, if the student receives a Tdap and/or a HPV vaccine between 4-1-11 and 5-31-11, he/she would receive one entry for each when the record is provided to the school nurse. A student receiving all 3 vaccines would be entered 4 times.
Again, to enter, the student will need to provide the school nurse with a record of vaccines received between 4-1-11 and 5-31-11and one of those vaccines must be meningococcal vaccine. Records of vaccines received are due to the school nurse by 10:00 AM on June 1, 2011. Later that day a school system administrator will select 3 winners:
? A fifth grade winner of an ipod
? A middle school winner of an ipod
? A high school winner of a laptop
Parent(s) of each winning student will be notified.
http://www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/education/components/board/default.php?sectiondetailid=73134&postid=65660
THAT IS JUST SICK. Take the poison, enjoy an early death, but hey, we will monitor it from a distances with this lovely new laptop. SICK BASTARDS.
There are 3 vaccines that are especially recommended for adolescents.
? Meningococcal Vaccine is recommended at 11-12 years of age and again at 16-18 (the second dose is a new recommendation). If not received at age 11-12, 13-18 year olds should receive a dose at the first opportunity.
? Tdap (tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis) Vaccine is required for all students who will be entering the 6th grade unless they have had a Td (tetanus/diphtheria) vaccine in the last 5 years. Tdap is recommended for all other adolescents.
? HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine (3 doses) is recommended for any student 9 years of age or older who has never been vaccinated.
NOW?about the contest?
To be eligible for the contest, a student will need to receive at least one vaccine, meningococcal vaccine, between 4-1-11 and 5-31-11. The student will need to take proof of the meningococcal vaccine received to the school nurse by 10:00 AM on 6-1-11. The school nurse will then enter the student in the contest. The student will have 2 entries for having received the meningococcal vaccine.
Additionally, if the student receives a Tdap and/or a HPV vaccine between 4-1-11 and 5-31-11, he/she would receive one entry for each when the record is provided to the school nurse. A student receiving all 3 vaccines would be entered 4 times.
Again, to enter, the student will need to provide the school nurse with a record of vaccines received between 4-1-11 and 5-31-11and one of those vaccines must be meningococcal vaccine. Records of vaccines received are due to the school nurse by 10:00 AM on June 1, 2011. Later that day a school system administrator will select 3 winners:
? A fifth grade winner of an ipod
? A middle school winner of an ipod
? A high school winner of a laptop
Parent(s) of each winning student will be notified.
http://www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/education/components/board/default.php?sectiondetailid=73134&postid=65660
THAT IS JUST SICK. Take the poison, enjoy an early death, but hey, we will monitor it from a distances with this lovely new laptop. SICK BASTARDS.