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Tdap required for school attendance at Graves Middle School this fall

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For school year 2011-2012, all students entering, advancing, or transferring into 7th or 8th grades will need proof of an adolescent tetanus, diptheria and whooping cough booster immunization (called “Tdap”) before entry into school in the fall.

1) Tdap vaccine is a booster shot to protect adolescents and adults against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough). The name Tdap stands for:

T Tetanus toxoid

d reduced diphtheria toxoid

ap acellular pertussis vaccine

Please see the Shots for School website that is linked on our home page