Panhandle Health District

                                                              8500 N. Atlas Road         Hayden, Idaho  83835

www.phd1.idaho.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                      Date:     May 16, 2011                         

Contact:                                                                       Released by: Lora Whalen, Director   

Cynthia Taggart

Public Information Officer

(208) 415-5108

(208) 818-7288 (cell) 

Special Immunization Clinic Scheduled

 Hayden – Panhandle Health District (PHD) and Coeur d’Alene Rotary have teamed up to offer special clinics for children to meet the state’s new immunization requirements for school. 

             The 2011 Legislature increased the number of immunizations needed for school attendance for children born after Sept. 1, 2005, and for students entering the 7th grade in the 2011-12 school year. PHD scheduled special evening clinics to provide children with the needed immunizations. Coeur d’Alene Rotary provided $850 for refreshments and prizes for children who get their immunizations at the special clinics.

             The first of several clinics is for students entering seventh grade in September. The clinic is scheduled for Tuesday, May 24, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the PHD office in Hayden, 8500 N. Atlas Rd. All children who get immunized will be entered into a grand prize drawing.

             Children entering the seventh grade in the fall will need two additional immunizations: Tdap, a whooping cough booster that contains vaccines against tetanus and diphtheria; and the meningococcal vaccine. Both immunizations were recommended in the past and are now required.

             Vaccines for children in Idaho are free. There is a charge to cover storage equipment and nurses’ time. One shot will cost $14. Two shots will cost $21. Appointments are needed. Call 415-5270.