[ali74]

We r moving from atlanta to vegas next week. Today i collected immunization form for my son and realized that hepatitis A is not in the list. He will be attending kindergarten from next week. Can he start attending the school, while i look for a pediatrician?? Please help.

[WOHR]

No, they will not let your child attend or even register for school until he has his shot. I ran into this when I registered my son for school in April. We had to go to the local health clinic to get it taken care of. I think it cost $16. I ran into the problem again when I went to register my other child for kindergarten. I had figured I had the summer to get it done like back in OH, but again I had to wait to register him until he had his Hep. A shot.

[swsoaringeagle]

Originally Posted by WOHR

No, they will not let your child attend or even register for school until he has his shot. I ran into this when I registered my son for school in April. We had to go to the local health clinic to get it taken care of. I think it cost $16. I ran into the problem again when I went to register my other child for kindergarten. I had figured I had the summer to get it done like back in OH, but again I had to wait to register him until he had his Hep. A shot.

Please find the immunization process for the Southern Nevada Health District at: http://www.southernnevadahealthdistr...unizations.htm

Their phone number is: 702-759-0850 and are located at: 625 Shadow Lane, between Charleston Blvd & Pinto Lane. A majority of children go to the immunization clinic there rather than a pediatrician. It's faster.

Here's a Goole Maps link to it: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...4591&z=16&om=1

Good luck and welcome to Las Vegas!

[swsoaringeagle]

Ugh, for whatever reason, the URL format is not changeable and can't be clicked on. Sorry.

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by ali74

We r moving from atlanta to vegas next week. Today i collected immunization form for my son and realized that hepatitis A is not in the list. He will be attending kindergarten from next week. Can he start attending the school, while i look for a pediatrician?? Please help.

Try it now. And this is the best place to go for all your shots.

Childhood Vaccinations - Southern Nevada Health District

[ali74]

Thanx everyone. All the information was very helpful.

[5kingsinvegas]

Also, be sure you follow up with the whole series or you will get a letter from the school telling you your child can not come back until you show proof that the series has been completed. I was also used to getting my children's immunizations at the ped's office but here it really is better going to the health department.