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Free school immunizations are available to Garden Grove Unified School District students at three school district locations before the start of the 2003-04 year.

Required immunizations will be administered from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., August 25 through September 5, excluding Labor Day weekend, at the child health clinic at the district Assessment and Registration Center adjacent to Cook Elementary School, 9802 Woodbury Rd., Garden Grove; August 25 through August 27 at Doig Intermediate School, 12752 Trask Ave., Garden Grove; and August 27 through August 29 at Fitz Intermediate School, 4600 McFadden Ave., Santa Ana. The offices at all three sites will close for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon.

The free immunization services are limited to students of the Garden Grove Unified School District. No appointment is necessary.

"The clinic is provided as a convenience for parents to help them satisfy school admission requirements for their children attending our school district," explained Bill Langan, director of student services.

Before children can be legally enrolled in school, California law requires they receive immunizations for red measles (rubeola), mumps, German measles (rubella) - the MMR series; diphtheria, whooping cough (pertussis), tetanus - the DPT series; polio, chicken pox (varicella), and hepatitis B. The requirement for the chicken pox immunization can be waived if immunity is documented by a health care provider.

For admission into first-grade, a full medical examination also is necessary. Parents can inquire about this requirement while at the health clinic.
Along with the health requirements for elementary pupils, incoming seventh-graders must show documentation of hepatitis B immunization and receive a second dosage of MMR vaccine. The district also requires that students in grades 2-12 who are new to Orange County show proof of having a tuberculosis skin test within 18 months of starting school.

Free immunizations also are available at clinics maintained by the Orange County Health Care Agency (714) 834-4722.

Call the school or the district Child Welfare and Attendance Office at (714) 663-6391 for additional information.

The Garden Grove Unified School District serves most of Garden Grove and portions of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Stanton and Cypress.

PR #275

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