Press Release
JULY 29th 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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NEWS
MEDIA ONLY: TIM O’CONNOR
561-671-4013 or
press50@doh.state.fl.us |
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL—
The Palm
Beach County Health
Department encourages
parents of school age
children to vaccinate now in
anticipation of the new
school year. Childhood
immunizations are available
by appointment at our Health
Centers and the following
outreach locations with our
Immunization Van:
Friday, July 30th
Tabernacle Missionary
Baptist Church
801 8th Street
West Palm Beach
Registration 9:00 am |
Saturday, July 31st
Jamaicans of the Palm
Beaches
1150 45th Street
West Palm Beach
Registration 8:30 am |
Tuesday, August 3rd
1st SDA Church/Palm
Beach Academy
6300 Summit Boulevard
West Palm Beach
Registration 9:00 am |
Wednesday August 4th
Lake Worth West
Community Center
4730 Maine Street
Lake Worth
Registration 9:00 am |
Thursday, August 5th
Carver Middle School
101 Barwick Road
Delray Beach
Registration 9:30 am |
Friday, August 6th
Good Shepherd United
Methodist Church
2341 South Military
Trail
West Palm Beach
Registration 9:00 am |
Saturday, August 7th
First Baptist Church
7479 Overlook Road
Lantana
Registration 9:00 am |
Tuesday, August 10th
The Mentoring Center @
Lake Worth Resource
Center
1121 Lucerne Avenue
Lake Worth
Registration 9:30 am |
Wednesday August 11th
Northmore Elementary
Beacon
Center
4111 North Terrace Drive
West Palm Beach
Registration 9:00 am
|
Thursday, August 12th
Atlantic Community
High School
2455 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach
Registration 9:00 am |
Friday, August 13th
Church of God
709 North “F” Street
Lake Worth
Registration 9:00 am
|
Saturday, August 14th
Redemptive Life
2101
North Australian
Avenue
West
Palm Beach
Registration 8:30 am |
New students in Palm Beach
County will need a "680"
blue card from Florida
with vaccines
verified and signed by a
medical provider.
Kindergarten students( age 4-5) -
Boosters for DTaP, Polio, MMR and
Varicella ( chicken pox) (in addition to
all other vaccines.)
1st and 2nd grade - 2 Varicella ( in
addition to all other vaccines. )
7th & 8th Grades (age 11-12)
- Tdap booster (in addition
to all other vaccines.)
Physicals are also required
for new students, and
students in Kindergarten and
7th grade.
Childhood immunization
records should be brought to
the provider when receiving
new or updated shots.
Health
Centers operated
by the Palm Beach County
Health Department are
located from Delray Beach to
Jupiter and west to Belle
Glade and offer children’s
vaccines daily. Visit
www.pbchd.com or
call 800-810-1225 for
locations and times.
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