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New vaccine requirements aimed at Nevada's high rate of hepatitis.(Brief Article)
2002 AUG 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New Nevada health regulations that went into effect July 1, 2002, require all children entering public and private schools in Nevada for the first time to be vaccinated against hepatitis A and B.
State health officials hope it will help Nevada cut into a hepatitis A rate that is more than twice the national average.
The state provides free hepatitis A and B shots for children of low-income families.
Nevada children already are required to be vaccinated against a half dozen illnesses, unless excused for religious or medical conditions. They are: diphtheria, tetanus, polio, rubella, rubeola and for children under age 6, pertussis.
Children who must be immunized include kindergartners and transfer students - an estimated 30,000 children, said Robert Salcido, immunization program manager in the state health division.
Students who attended school in Nevada last year are not required to meet the new requirement.
Hepatitis A and B are two highly infectious and potentially fatal liver diseases and the most frequently reported vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States, state health officials said.
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