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Show IMMUNIZATIONS J RECORDS Arc your children immu-Ufd immu-Ufd against the common pre-ble pre-ble childhood diseases? feis a question parents and Nians must seriously con-1 con-1 Jtr before August 15, wording to Dr. Enrico wpardi.directorof the Davis iy Health Department. recently approved "Davis tomy Immunization Regula-requires Regula-requires that all children "Jtendmg kindergarten 12 have proper irrigations irri-gations against childhood s or present evidence of empiion. .'ST PARENTS under-Hie under-Hie importance of im-,;umzalons, im-,;umzalons, but they often "!l to complete them on v t or lose track of which doses their children have received," re-ceived," said LaNae Valentine, Valen-tine, Davis County health educator. edu-cator. This immunization regulation reg-ulation will remind parents to check their records and complete com-plete those missing immunizations immuniza-tions which they had intended their children to receive all along, a health department news release says. The immunization regulation regula-tion requires that parents make a decision and show proof that the child is adequately immunized, immu-nized, has started the immunization immuni-zation schedule, or has an exemption. ex-emption. A parent may exempt a child for personal, religious, or medical reasons, but the exemptions ex-emptions must be in writing. DR. LEOPARDI and Mrs. Dolleen Jewett, director of Parents are asked to complete an immunization, im-munization, record on their youngsters and return it to the health department as part of a county immunization ordinance requiring innoculations before students can attend school under most circumstances. nursing, and her staff are working in close cooperation with the schools to ensure compliance with the regulation. regula-tion. Parents whose children have either no school immunization immuni-zation records or records that are not adequate will be notified noti-fied to complete their children's chil-dren's immunizations. Permanent Perma-nent immunization records will now be kept on file at each school. The regulation states that no child shall attend any school in Davis County on or after August Au-gust 15, 1982, unless such child can present to the appropriate official of the school a certificate certifi-cate of immunization from a licensed physician or representative repre-sentative of the local health department. de-partment. Conditional enrollment enroll-ment time periods for those children not in compliance will be established by the Health Department. THE SCHOOLS and health department would appreciate the cooperation of parents in enforcing this new regulation. Dr. Leopardi urges parents to check their children's immunization immuni-zation records. If they are not adequate, they should take the necessary steps to ensure that their children will be in compliance com-pliance with the schedule by August 15, 1982: Diptheria-tetanus-pertussii (DPT) or tetanus-diphtheric (Td) 4 doses; polio 3 doses measles, mumps, rubella one dose each. |