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Leon County Offers Four Free Immunization Clinics Before School Starts

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Don’t forget to add vaccinations to your back-to-school-list. 

Leon County Public Schools require immunization documentation for students entering kindergarten and grade seven  next school year.  There are four free vaccination clinics available. 

The first day of school is rounding the corner as summer draws to a close with only two weeks left– Monday, Aug.18, is the big day. 

The Health Department in Leon County will hold the free, extended-hours immunization clinics at Roberts & Stevens Clinic on Old Bainbridge Road. 

They will take place on Monday, Aug. 4; Tuesday, Aug. 5; Monday, Aug. 11; and Thursday, Aug. 14 between the hours of 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. 

Vaccination documentation is required for school attendance in the public school system for these two grade levels. 

To enter kindergarten, the state requires children receive the following vaccinations: diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, Hepatitis B, chicken pox, polio, and measles-mumps-rubella. 

To enter grade seven, children must receive another diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis shot. 

Appointments are necessary for these clinics.  To schedule an appointment call the Florida Department of Health in Leon County's Immunization Program Office at 850-606-8020.

Children need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at the clinics.