Free Vaccine Clinics for Students Coming in September

BETHESDA, MD — Three rounds of vaccination clinics are planned in Montgomery County, where public school officials are reminding parents of Tdap and MCV4 immunization requirements for seventh-graders.

In two weeks, Montgomery County Health and Human Services staff will provide free Tdap and MCV4 vaccinations to seventh-grade students at several locations throughout the county. Students must have the immunizations to attend school.

The upcoming clinics will be held at these locations and dates:

• Clemente Middle School, 18808 Waring Station Road, Germantown
• Benjamin Banneker Middle School, 14800 Perrywood Drive, Burtonsville
• Eastern Middle School, 300 University Boulevard, East, Silver Spring

• Gaithersburg Middle School, 2 Teacher’s Way, Gaithersburg
• Argyle Middle School, 2400 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring
• Francis Scott Key Middle School, 910 Schindler Drive, Silver Spring

• Rocky Hill Middle School, 22401 Brick Haven Way, Clarksburg
• Briggs Chaney Middle School, 1901 Rainbow Drive, Silver Spring
• White Oak Middle School, 12201 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring

In addition, there are four locations that will offer expanded hours for their regularly scheduled immunization clinics. For more information on that clinic schedule, visit here.

Eighth- and ninth-grade students entering a Maryland school for the first time should also receive the vaccinations in order to comply with the requirements. No appointment is necessary. A parent or designated adult must be present. Parents should bring a copy of the child’s immunization record to the clinic.

For more information, call the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services’ Immunization Program at 240.777.1050 or School Health Services at 240.777.1550.

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