Parents are encouraged to attend scheduled H1N1 school seminars to learn more about the risks from the virus and the availability of vaccine during the upcoming school vaccination clinics. (ocgov.net)
While it has been thought that the timing of school vaccinations played a large role in producing the second wave of infections, the models did not show a strong link, but indicated that an earlier vaccination schedule could have helped. (sciencedaily.com)
For more than 30 years, Mississippi and West Virginia were the only states in the country that disallowed nonmedical exemptions to mandatory school vaccination laws for religious or philosophical reasons, until they were joined by California last year. (sciencedaily.com)