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Whooping cough vaccine clinics available
The Yolo County Health Department is providing extra vaccine clinics through August to help youths in grades 7-12 meet new whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine requirements for entry into school this fall.
Under state law, as of July 1, all students entering seventh through 12th grades in both public and private schools will be required to show proof of a Tdap booster shot (Tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine) before starting school.
The Yolo County Health Department encourages parents to make an appointment for their children with their health care provider or attend one of the below clinics to receive the vaccine before school starts.
Yolo County Health Department clinics are as follows:
* Woodland clinics are at the Yolo County Health Department, at 137 N. Cottonwood St. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays plus 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23.
* West Sacramento clinics are at the Yolo County Health Department, 500-B Jefferson Blvd. Hours are 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 22 and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 24.
For more information visit www.yolohealth.org or call (530) 666-8645.
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