Back in the day when there were school nurses and they actually were registered nurses, 11-12 year olds were offered shots and boosters for diseases like tetanus. That went by the wayside for reasons probably related to funding and concerns about liability.
Unfortunately, that meant a lot of middle schoolers weren't getting them at all (most middle schoolers are quite healthy, and not at all interested in coming to the doctor for some shots).
The El Dorado County Public Health Department has really stepped up to the plate, and is offering routine immunizations to 11 and 12 year olds free of charge and on a completely voluntary basis. I encourage everyone who has received the packet sent home from school to look it over thoroughly. The information is complete, accurate and helpful.
And yes, I signed up my middle schooler for all of them.
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