SNHD to vaccinate kids ahead of first day of school

NEWS: Vaccine records must be up to date ahead of the first day of school in Las Vegas.

THE SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTHDISTRICT IS OFFERING ALL THESHOTS YOU NEED - BEFORE SCHOOLBEGINS.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE AT HEALTHDISTRICT HEADQUARTERS - WITHWHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET YOURKIDS VACCINATED.SEAN?NINA - YOU MAY HAVE PUTVACCINES ON THE BACKBURNER NOWTHAT YOUR KIDS WILL BE STAYINGHOME - - BUT YOU'RE STILLREQUIRED TO GET THESE SHOTSBEFORE SCHOOL STARTS ON MONDAY.THE SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTHDISTRICT IS OFFERING THE SUITEOF VACCINES REQUIRED FORSCHOOLING AT THEIR MAINLOCATION BY DECATUR AND THE 95- FROM NINE THIS MORNING TOONE.DIFFERENT VACCINES ARE REQUIREDFOR STUDENTS IN PRE-SCHOOL -KINDERGARTEN - - AND SEVENTHGRADE.PEDIATRICIAN BLAIR DUDDY SAYSTHIS IS IMPORTANT - EVEN THOUGHYOUR KIDS AREN'T PHYSICALLYGOING BACK TO SCHOOL - BECAUSEKIDS ARE STILL SUSCEPTIBLE TOBACTERIA AND VIRUSES.MANY HAVE ESSENTIALLY BEENERADICATED FROM THE U-S - - BUTCOULD STILL SPREAD ONCE AGAINIF LESS KIDS GET THEIR VACCINES- LIKE BACTERIAL MENENGITIS ANDOTHERS.DR.BLAIR DUDDY/PEDIATRICIAN "IBELIEVE THE LAST CASE OF POLIOIN THE US WAS AROUND 1977.HOWEVER, WHAT COVID HAS TAUGHTUS IS THAT IT IS A SMALL WORLDAND POLIO COULD BE A PLANE RIDEAWAY FROM THE SMALL POCKETSIN COMBINATION WITH THECORONAVIRUS - - HE SAYS IT'SMORE IMPORTANT THAN EVERTHAT COME SEPTEMBER YOU BEGINIMMUNIZING YOURSELF AN YOURCHILDREN AGAINST THE FLU.THIS CLINIC IS APPOINTMENT ONLY- AND YOU WILL HAVE TO MASK UPWHEN YOU GET HERE.DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOURIMMUNIZATION RECORDS WITH YOU -- WHEN YOU COME.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.COVID 19 HAS FORCED MANYFAMILIES TO FIND A NEW KIND OF