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Summer is an excellent opportunity to get school
children caught up on immunizations at the Southern
Nevada Health District. Immunizations are
available Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m.
at four public health centers. Parents must bring
immunization records. Children with no
immunization records will have to begin the immunization
sequence from the beginning. Non-custodial adults may
accompany a child, however, written consent must be
provided to the health district from the parent or
guardian at the time of service. An administrative
fee of $16 per patient for one immunization or $20 per
patient for two or more immunizations will be collected.
Some vaccines might require an additional fee. For
more information, contact the Southern Nevada Health
District’s immunization office at (702) 759-0850 or
visit www.SouthernNevadaHealthDistrict.org/nursing/clinic_locations.htm.
The
health district’s public health centers are located:
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Ravenholt Public Health Center: 625 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas
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East Las Vegas Public Health Center: 560 Nellis Blvd., Ste. E-12,
Las Vegas
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North Las Vegas Public Health Center: 1820 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Ste. F,
North Las Vegas
- Henderson
Public Health Center, 520 E. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson
The
Clark County School District requires the following vaccinations for students
enrolling in public or private school: chickenpox (varicella);
hepatitis A; hepatitis B; polio; diphtheria, tetanus and
pertussis (DTP); and measles, mumps, rubella (MMR).
Parents who have recently moved to Nevada
should note the chickenpox and hepatitis A vaccinations
are not required in all states, so immunizations that
were up-to-date in other states might not be current in Nevada. The health district also suggests a second dose
of the chickenpox vaccine for school-age children as
recommended earlier this year by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
The
Southern Nevada Health District will offer
back-to-school immunizations between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
at its Shadow Lane location Monday Aug. 20 through Friday, Aug. 24 and
Monday, Aug. 27 through Friday, Aug. 31. The
health district’s Shadow Lane location will also offer back-to-school immunizations
between 9 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 11, 18 and 25.
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