El Dorado County public health officials have extended the registration deadline for two school-based immunization programs to Oct. 1.
Vaccines will be administered during October and November through the IZ Xtreme and Kung Flu Fighters programs. County Health Services Department nurses will give the immunizations to students and return to the school campus for any follow-up vaccines. Parent permission is required.
IZ Xtreme targets students in sixth grade, although students in seventh and eighth grades may participate as well. Parents can choose to have their child receive up to four preteen vaccines that protect against six serious infectious diseases. Vaccines include seasonal flu, meningococcal, Tdap (which protects against pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus) and HPV (human papillomavirus).
Kung Flu Fighters is a pilot pogram offered this year at several schools in the county. Children in kindergarten through fifth grade at targeted schools can receive the seasonal flu vaccine free of charge at their school, with parent permission. Participating schools are Northside, Georgetown and Otter Creek schools in the Black Oak Mine School District; Sierra Ridge Middle and Pinewood schools in the Pollock Pines School District; Gold Trail and Sutters Mill schools in the Gold Trail School District; and Bijou, Sierra House, Tahoe Valley and Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District.
Registration forms for the IZ Xtreme or Kung Flu Fighters programs are available at school offices and the Human Services Web site, www.edcgov.us/publichealth. Completed forms should be turned in to the school office by Oct. 1.
For more information about the program, call the Health Services Department at (530) 621-6112 in Placerville or (530) 573-3165 in South Lake Tahoe.
Call The Bee's Cathy Locke, (916) 773-6866.
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