SAN DIEGO–Parents of students in grades 7 to 12 can bring their children
to receive the pertussis booster shot or a vaccination against the disease
at Mission Bay High School Monday and Tuesday next week, as the County of
San Diego Health and Human Services Agency holds a clinic.
The shots will be available from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days at the school,
2475 Grand Ave. in Pacific Beach.
Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that can spread quickly and can
be deadly, especially to children. In 2010, two local infants died from
complications of the disease. A new state law requires all students in
grades 7-12 to show proof of having received the pertussis booster shot,
or Tdap, in order to enroll in school. Parents have up to 30 days to meet
the requirement.
For more information about Tdap or the vaccination clinics, visit
www.sdiz.org or call 2-1-1.
List of upcoming clinics.
— Monday, August 29 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mission Bay High School
2475 Grand Ave. San Diego.
— Monday, August 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. North Central Public Health
Center 5055 Ruffin Rd.
— Tuesday, August 30 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. South Region Public Health
Center 690 Oxford St., Chula Vista.
— Tuesday, August 30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mission Bay High School 2475 Grand Ave., San Diego.
— Tuesday, August 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. North Central Public Health
Center 5055 Ruffin Rd., San Diego.
— Wednesday, August 31 from 1-6 p.m. North Inland Regional Center 600 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido.
— Friday, September 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monte Vista High School 3230 Sweetwater Springs Blvd., Spring Valley.
— Friday, Sept. 2 from 2-6 p.m. Standley Middle School 6298 Radcliffe Dr.
