Officials Gear Up for Law on Whooping Cough Vaccination
Officials around the state are working to notify parents and physicians of a law (AB 354) signed in September that requires students in grades seven through 12 at public and private schools to receive the booster shot for pertussis, or whooping cough. Officials say some challenges will be educating people that the immunization rule is a state law and not a district policy and how to document the immunization on student records.
- "Epidemic Forcing Students To Get Vaccinated" (Klampe, Riverside Press-Enterprise, 11/30).