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Tdap
Tdap is a booster vaccine for older children, adolescents, and adults. It safely protects against 3 dangerous diseases: tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough (also called pertussis).
Pertussis 鈥� also known as whooping cough, is a contagious disease that causes violent coughing fits that make it hard to breathe. It spreads easily when someone with the disease coughs or sneezes. The symptoms can last for months. Whooping cough is particularly dangerous for young babies.
AB354 Requires Tdap Shot for 7th Graders
For the 2012-2013 school year, and all future school years, all students entering, advancing or transferring into 7th grade will need proof of an adolescent whooping cough booster immunization (called 鈥淭dap鈥�) for school in the fall. This requirement applies to all public and private schools. The new requirement was signed into law in 2010.
7th Grade Tdap Requirement
All students entering 7th grade will need proof against whooping cough (Tdap) before they can start school. Students who have not met the requirement will not be able to go to school.
Have you gotten the whooping cough shot yet?
You may qualify to receive free vaccines and a health exam
Students 18 or young, from a low to moderate income family, with no health insurance may qualify to receive vaccines and a health exam at no charge. Please call the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program for more information at (916) 875-7151.
Whooping Cough FAQs
In order for your child to attend school this fall the LAW NOW REQUIRES he/she show proof of the Tdap (Pertussis/Whooping Cough) vaccination booster!