Influenza Requirements

Important Reminder
 
Dear Parents/Guardians:
 
According to NJAC 8:57-4.19, children 6 months through 59 months of age attending preschool shall annually receive at least one dose of influenza vaccine between September 1st and December 31st each year.

Children who do not receive the flu vaccine by December 31, 2018 must be excluded from school for the duration of the Flu season (through March 31, 2019) or until they receive at least one dose of the influenza vaccine.

Please send the medical documentation to the Health Office as soon as your child receives the Flu Vaccine.   It’s not too soon to get the vaccine today!

Please do not wait until the last minute.  You will not be able to return to school after the Christmas break unless you have received this vaccine.
 
Please contact the Health Office with any questions.

• CDC Website for Flu:
  • https://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm

• FAQ about the Flu:
  • https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2017-2018.htm

• Misconceptions about the Flu and Vaccine Effectiveness:
• •  Flu vaccination can reduce the risk of flu-associated hospitalization, including among children and older adults.
• • And a 2017 study was the first of its kind to show that flu vaccination can significantly reduce a child’s risk of dying from influenza.
• • Flu vaccination also may make your illness milder if you do get sick. (For example a 2017 study showed that flu vaccination reduced deaths, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, ICU length of stay, and overall duration of hospitalization among hospitalized flu patients.)
• • Getting vaccinated yourself also protects people around you, including those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people, and people with certain chronic health conditions.

• https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/misconceptions.htm

• National and Regional Summary of Select Surveillance Components:
  • https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm

• Influenza Associated Pediatric Mortality
  • https://gis.cdc.gov/GRASP/Fluview/PedFluDeath.html

Video Links for Flu Stories:

CDC declares nationwide flu epidemic
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/cdc-declares-nationwide-flu-epidemic-52325944


New victims in flu epidemic as CDC holds urgent meeting
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/victims-flu-epidemic-cdc-holds-urgent-meeting-52400549