More than 800 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students are not compliant with Maryland immunization requirements and may be excluded from school starting Monday, Sept. 23.
Maryland school students must show proof of one Tdap (Tetanus-diphtheria-attenuated pertussis) and one meningococcal (MCV4) vaccination.
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Mary Anderson said 834 students in grades seventh through 12th had not provided documentation of the required Tdap and MCV immunizations as of Tuesday.
Students who do not show proof of vaccinations by Monday, Sept. 23 will be excluded from school until documentation is received.
There is still time to meet the Sept. 23 deadline. There are numerous opportunities to receive the vaccinations at county and school clinics between now and Monday.
Special school-based clinics at three schools are available Thursday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. They are:
- Julius West Middle School, 651 Great Falls Road, Rockville
- Montgomery Village Middle School, 19300 Watkins Mill Road, Montgomery Village
- Silver Spring International Middle School, 313 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring
Free Tdap and meningococcal vaccinations are also available at the Germantown Health Center on Middlebrook Road; the Silver Spring Heath Center on Fenton Street, the Dennis Avenue Heath Center in Silver Spring and the School Health Services Center in Rockville.
The schedule for these clinics may be found here and is summarized below:
Thursday, Sept. 19 from 8:39 a.m. – 4:09 p.m.
Dennis Avenue Health Center
2000 Dennis Avenue
Silver Spring
Thursday, Sept. 19 from 1 – 4 p.m.
Germantown Health Center
12900 Middlebrook Road, 2nd floor
Germantown
Friday, Sept. 20 from 8:30 – 11 a.m.
School Health Services Center
4910 Macon Road
Rockville
Monday, Sept. 23 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Germantown Health Center
12900 Middlebrook Road, 2nd floor
Germantown
Monday, Sept. 23 from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
School Health Services Center
4910 Macon Road
Rockville
A copy of the child’s immunization record must be presented to receive vaccinations. For more information on immunizations, call the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services’ Immunization Program at 240-777-1050 or School Health Services at 240-777-1550.
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