Health Services Offers School Immunizations
Dr. Minerva Campos, medical director of Coastal County Health Centers, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, reminds parents that all children entering kindergarten or who are transferring to the California public school system in September will need immunization records with the exact dates they received the required immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DPT), polio, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). They also must get a tuberculosis (TB) skin test.
These immunizations and the TB test can be obtained free of charge for children up to 18 years of age at the following local county health centers:
Bellflower Health Center, 10005 E. Flower Ave., Bellflower, from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 804-8121.
Hawaiian Gardens Health Center, 22310 Wardham Ave., Hawaiian Gardens, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, 420-2433.
Norwalk Health Center, 12300 E. Firestone Blvd., Norwalk, from 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 868-0569.
Wilmington Health Center, 1325 Broad Ave., Wilmington, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 9, 549-5440.
All parents and guardians are urged to check their children’s records. If they have not completed the series of immunizations, the children should be taken to the immunization clinic.
The immunization series consists of four DPT shots followed by one booster, three oral polio vaccine doses followed by one booster and one MMR immunization.
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