Clinic Tuesday offers immunizations required to keep students from school exclusion
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – A Colorado state law mandates that middle and high school students are at risk of exclusion from attending school due to inadequate Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccinations. This could affect approximately 200 Roaring Fork School District RE-1 (RFSD) students. Colorado continues to experience epidemic rates of pertussis (commonly known as whooping cough) according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. There were more than 1,100 cases of whooping cough during the first ten months of 2013. Garfield County has 26 confirmed cases of whooping cough this year, after not having any reported cases
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Garfield County Public Health offers free Tdap immunizations
UPDATE November 14, 2013 Garfield County Public Health is reporting 26 reported cases of pertussis in 2013, the last being at the end of September. Cases ranged in age from 1 year to 38 years and were distributed throughout the county. It is very important for children to get the required Tdap immunization at age 11. If they are older than that and did not receive a Tdap immunization at 11, they should receive one now. There are a high number of middle school aged children in Garfield County who still need their Tdap immunization, which is required by the
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