VAX TO SCHOOL TREATS KIDS TO LUNCH FOR UP-TO-DATE SHOT CARDS
MANY INCOMING 7TH GRADERS STILL IN NEED OF MANDATORY IMMUNIZATIONS

HONOLULU— The State Department of Health, Subway Restaurants, Frito-Lay Hawai`i and Pepsi Bottling Group recently rewarded over 2,000 children who responded promptly with up-to-date shot records through the Vax To School project. This program encourages students to complete their 7th grade immunization requirements before ending the 6th grade school year.

Classes in which 100 percent of students have up-to-date immunization records were rewarded with sandwiches, chips and drinks. Although twice as many schools were rewarded this year as compared to 2003, many students are still missing required documentation.

Students must comply with immunization requirements or show documentation that they are in the process of completing the requirements before attending school on the first day. Under Hawai`i law, 7th graders must have the following vaccinations:

• 3 Hepatitis B
• 2 MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella)
• 1 or 2 Varicella (Chickenpox)

For more information, visit www.vaxtoschool.com or contact the Hawai`i Immunization Branch at 586-8323. Calls from the neighbor islands are toll-free at 1-800-933-4832.

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