DISTRICT TO OFFER FREE SHOT CLINICS.Byline: Daily News The Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. will hold a series of free immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination. clinics throughout the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , starting this month. Children, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, will be inoculated against polio (DTaP), measles, mumps and rubella rubella or German measles, acute infectious disease of children and young adults. It is caused by a filterable virus that is spread by droplet spray from the respiratory tract of an infected individual. (MMR MMR measles-mumps-rubella (vaccine); see measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine live, under vaccine. MMR abbr. measles, mumps, rubella vaccine ), haemophilus influenzae type B Haemophilus influenzae type b n. Abbr. Hib A gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Haemophilus that is found in the human respiratory tract and causes acute respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, and other diseases, (HiB), tetanus diphtheria diphtheria (dĭfthēr`ēə), acute contagious disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Klebs-Loffler bacillus) bacteria that have been infected by a bacteriophage. It begins as a soreness of the throat with fever. (TD), hepatitis A and hepatitis B. A tuberculosis skin test, required to attend school, will also be available. An immunization record is required for each child, otherwise a record will be provided for each youngster vaccinated. For more information, contact Sue Rue at (213) 763-8374. Local District A --Devonshire Site, 10045 Jumilla Ave., Chatsworth: 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday; 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 21; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 9. --Kennedy High School, 11254 Gothic Ave., Granada Hills: 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 20; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. March 6; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 20; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 3; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 24; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. May 8; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. May 22; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. June 12. Local District B--Byrd Middle School, 9171 Telfar Ave., Sun Valley: 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 3; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 3; 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 25; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 7; 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. April 29; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. May 12; 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 27; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 9. --Reed Middle School, 4525 Irvine Ave., North Hollywood: 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 27; 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 27; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 22; 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. May 1; 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 29. Local District C --Nursing Office, 6505 Zelzah Ave., Reseda: 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Jan. 28; 7:30-11 a.m. Feb. 11; 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 24; 7:30-11 a.m. March 11; 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 24; 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 8; 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 21; 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. May 6; 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. May 19; 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 3; 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 16. --Valerio Street School, 15035 Valerio St., Van Nuys: 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 26; 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. May 14. |
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