DON'T FORGET THEIR VACCINES

SIOUXLAND---IOWA KIDS WHO ARE HEADING FOR KINDERGARTEN IN ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO WILL NEED TO HAVE SEVERAL IMMUNIZATIONS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. 

BETTY KRONES, A DISEASE PREVENTION SPECIALIST, SAYS KINDERGARTENERS SHOULD HAVE FOUR VACCINES WHICH COVER A VARIETY OF AILMENTS.

KRONES SAYS THERE'S BEEN A BUMP IN THE NUMBER OF MEASLES CASES NATIONWIDE IN THE PAST YEAR, WITH OUTBREAKS IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ONE CASE IN DES MOINES. 

OLDER KIDS ALSO NEED SOME SHOTS.  KRONES SAYS PARENTS MAY FORGET ABOUT GETTING THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IMMUNICATIONS, SINCE THEY TYPICALLY WON'T BE INTO THE DOCTOR UNLESS IT'S FOR A SPORTS PHYSICAL.

SHE ADDS THAT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BOUND STUDENT MAY NEED SHOTS, AS WELL, AND THE NECESSITY OF THOSE SHOTS CAN BE DETERMINED BY TALKING WITH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.