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Dear Fort Recovery Community,

The State of Ohio now has updated requirements of immunizations for your 7^th-12^th grade student.  Beginning this school year, students entering 7^th grade will need to have one dose of meningococcal (serogroups A, C, W and Y) vaccine in addition to the current requirement of having one dose of the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) vaccine.

Students entering the 12^th grade will need to have a second dose of meningococcal vaccine. The second dose must be administered on or after the 16^th birthday. If the first dose of meningococcal vaccine was administered after the 16^th birthday, a second dose is not required.

For more information on the meningococcal vaccine:

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/who/teens/vaccines/mening.html#why

For more information on Ohio school immunization requirements:

https://www.odh.ohio.gov/~/media/ODH/ASSETS/Files/bid/immunizations/Directors%20Journal%202016.pdf

With Indian Pride,

Justin M. Firks

Fort Recovery Local Schools

Superintendent