{"id":11550,"date":"2024-08-21T19:51:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T19:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=11550"},"modified":"2024-08-21T19:51:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T19:51:09","slug":"updated-vaccine-for-returning-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/updated-vaccine-for-returning-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Vaccine for Returning Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1806605916.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11551 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1806605916-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1806605916-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1806605916-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1806605916-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1806605916-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1806605916-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-1806605916-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The new school year is right around the corner. That means parents will be taking their children shopping for new school supplies and clothes. In addition to updating their child\u2019s wardrobe and supplies, parents should remember to schedule vaccinations before the school year begins.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccines are the best way to prevent your child from getting many illnesses and spreading them to others. Each age group has recommended vaccines they need to receive before starting their new grade:<\/p>\n<p>Vaccines for children aged four to six before they start kindergarten:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flu \u2013 needed every year<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)<\/li>\n<li>Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP)<\/li>\n<li>Chickenpox<\/li>\n<li>Polio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vaccines for children aged seven to 10 before they start elementary school:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flu<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vaccines for children aged 11 to 12 before they begin middle school:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flu<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap)<\/li>\n<li>Meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY)<\/li>\n<li>HPV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vaccines for children aged 13-18 before they enter junior and high school:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flu<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>Meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY)<\/li>\n<li>HPV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vaccines for college-aged teenagers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flu<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>Meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY)<\/li>\n<li>HPV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find the complete schedule of recommended vaccines for your child by age on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/schedules\/hcp\/imz\/child-adolescent.html#note-mening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s website<\/a>. To schedule an appointment for your child to receive the vaccines needed, you can call Jamaica Hospital Medical Center\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/clinical-services\/ambulatory-care\/\">Ambulatory Care Center<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:718-206-7001\">718-206-7001<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new school year is right around the corner. That means parents will be taking their children shopping for new school supplies and clothes. In addition to updating their child\u2019s wardrobe and supplies, parents should remember to schedule vaccinations before &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/updated-vaccine-for-returning-students\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1112,5,1,61,24,3],"tags":[300,601,1625,1530],"class_list":["post-11550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-medicine","category-general-health","category-health","category-lifestyle","category-parenting","category-pediatric-care","tag-parenting","tag-back-to-school","tag-vaccinations","tag-vaccines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11552,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11550\/revisions\/11552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}