posted by: Bass, Joseph A - MNPS at Aug 06, 2012 3:58:00 PM
American Idol Live! tickets to be given to one vaccinated Metro Schools 7th grader
Diphtheria is a serious illness. Whooping Cough (Pertussis) claims young lives every year. Exposure to tetanus is common and can be debilitating, even fatal. Chicken Pox (varicella) hospitalizes hundreds of children annually. Tennessee law requires every 7th grader in the state to get fresh vaccines to protect against these health hazards before entering school.
These are all good reasons to be vaccinated and here’s one more: a vaccinated Metro Nashville Public Schools 7th grader will win four tickets to the American Idol Live! Tour at Bridgestone Arena Sunday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m.
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Colton Dixon, DeAndre Brackensick, Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips and Skylar Laine will appear in concert in the AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! Tour 2012.
The tickets will be given to a randomly selected 7th grade student with up-to-date vaccinations on a Tennessee Immunization Certificate or to a student who has a religious or medical exemption per Tennessee law. Seventh grade students are required to have a Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis booster (Tdap), and a second dose of the Varicella vaccine (or physician confirmation of history of Varicella). Tennessee Child Care and School Immunization requirements are on the TDH website at: http://health.state.tn.us/TWIS/requirements.htm.
Families should submit students’ vaccination records to their schools by Thursday, Aug. 9, so their 7th graders will be eligible to win the concert tickets—and to attend classes without interruption. The winner will be notified on Friday.
Despite numerous efforts to inform families of the now 3-year-old requirement, Metro Schools’ preliminary counts indicate as many as 3,000 7th grade students started the year without the two additional vaccinations. Metro Health Department officials recommend parents take their children to their family's doctor or pediatrician for a well child exam along with the immunizations. The Health Department offers immunizations to anyone seeking the shots but wants to reach those without insurance, those who do not have a physician, and any child who has difficulty getting in to see a healthcare provider to get a required vaccine.
Immunizations are offered from 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday through Friday at all three Metro Health Centers: East Health Center, 1015 East Trinity Lane; Woodbine Health Center, 224 Oriel Ave.; and Lentz Health Center, 311 23rd Ave. North. Parents are reminded to bring their child's immunization record with them to make sure shots are up to date.
For more information about children's immunizations, please call the Health Department at 340-5667, Monday – Friday. Information is also available online http://health.nashville.gov.
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