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Immunizations - Exclusion Day is Coming
Get immunizations updated before School Exclusion Day February 15
Parents must provide schools, child care facilities with kids’ vaccine records
February 15 is School Exclusion Day, and the Oregon Immunization Program is reminding parents that children will not be able to attend school or child care starting that day if their records on file show missing immunizations.
Under state law, all children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified child care facilities must have up-to-date documentation on their immunizations, or have an exemption.
“Immunization is the best way to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases such as whooping cough and measles,” said Stacy de Assis Matthews, school law coordinator in the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division. “It helps keep schools and the entire community safe and healthy.”
If school and child care vaccination records are not up-to-date on Feb. 15, the child will be sent home. In 2016, local health departments sent 41,045 letters to parents and guardians informing them that their children needed immunizations to stay in school or child care. A total of 6,995 children were kept out of school or child care until the necessary immunization information was turned in to the schools or child care facilities. Letters to parents were mailed on or before Feb. 1.
Parents seeking immunizations for their children should contact their health care provider or Morrow County Health Department 541-676-5421 for additional information. Morrow County Health Department cannot turn anyone away because of the inability to pay for required vaccines.
Additional information on school immunizations can be found at the Immunization Program website or call Morrow County Health Department at 541-676-5421. Follow the Oregon Immunization Program on Facebook. View a YouTube video featuring Matthews discussing Exclusion Day.
