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Help Kids' Safe Return To School - Get Caught Up On Recommended Vaccines, Fairfax City
COVID-19 disrupted both in-person learning and routine well-child visits for many children over the last year.
03/29/2021
COVID-19 disrupted both in-person learning and routine well-child visits for many children over the last year. As a result, too many children have fallen behind on receiving recommended vaccines.
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Getting kids to be back in school safely means getting caught up on vaccines that were missed during the last year.
CDC’s public sector vaccine ordering data show a 14% drop in 2020-2021 compared to 2019, and measles vaccine is down by more than 20%. Kids need to get caught up now so that they are protected as they go back to in-person learning.
Find out what's happening in Fairfax Cityfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
If you have a trusted physician, start the conversation today — or click here for information on childhood and required immunizations available through the Fairfax Health District, which serves Fairfax City residents, and provides vaccination services and information.
This press release was produced by the City of Fairfax. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
