Parents of Students Entering Seventh Grade Reminded of Immunization Requirements; Free Immunizations Offered in July and August

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Parents of students entering seventh grade are reminded that immunization requirements require students to have one Tdap (Tetanus-diphtheria-attenuated pertussis) and one meningococcal (MCV4) vaccination.

 

Montgomery County Health and Human Services staff will provide free Tdap and MCV4

vaccinations to incoming seventh-grade students at several locations throughout the county in July and August.   No appointment is necessary.  A parent or designated adult must be present. Please bring a copy of the child’s immunization record to the clinic.

 

The locations and clinic hours are:

 

• Germantown Health Center

  12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown

  Thursdays, 1 to 4 p.m.

   

• Silver Spring Health Center

  8630 Fenton Street, 10^th floor, Silver Spring

  Wednesdays, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

   

• School Health Services Center

  4910 Macon Road, Rockville

  Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

  8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

   

• Dennis Avenue Health Center

  2000 Dennis Avenue, Silver Spring

  Tuesdays 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.

  
  

   

  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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Release ID: 18-602
Media Contact: Mary Anderson 240-777-6534