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Multiple vaccines urged for children in Halifax County
Written by Staff
07:34 am 09/20/10
Recent outbreaks of chickenpox and a single case of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, have been confirmed in two elementary schools, officials said Friday.
Since Sept. 1, eight cases of chickenpox have been reported in children and adults at Cluster Springs Elementary, and at South Boston Elementary a single case of MRSA has been confirmed in a kindergarten student.
According to a Virginia Department of Health press release, the majority of the children confirmed with chickenpox at Cluster Springs Elementary have had at least one dose of the chickenpox vaccine; however, a single dose does not confer optimal protection...
Multiple vaccines urged for children in Halifax County
Written by Staff
07:34 am 09/20/10
Recent outbreaks of chickenpox and a single case of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, have been confirmed in two elementary schools, officials said Friday.
Since Sept. 1, eight cases of chickenpox have been reported in children and adults at Cluster Springs Elementary, and at South Boston Elementary a single case of MRSA has been confirmed in a kindergarten student.
According to a Virginia Department of Health press release, the majority of the children confirmed with chickenpox at Cluster Springs Elementary have had at least one dose of the chickenpox vaccine; however, a single dose does not confer optimal protection...