Student Immunizations (8-6-20)

Student Immunizations (8-6-20)

Classes for students in the st.

Joseph school district are just a few weeks away now.

And while the start of school is going to be very different than any year before due to the coronavirus, some things don't change.

Every student -- whether they're learning digitally or in-person -- will need to get their required vaccines.

Kq2's kilee thomas spoke with the st.

Joseph health department on why they're concerned for those waiting too long to get their shots.

School is less than one month away and time is running out for students to get their mandatory vaccinations tends to happen is that people just have other priorities and they don't really think about it until you have two days to get this done or you're not going to school and then everybody shows up at the same time.

That seems to be what's happening this year as well."

Last august department provided 566 people with vaccinations in that single month before the start of school this year last-ditch effort won't be possible"we're not going to be able to see the same quantity of people that we have in the past.

That means, come out now when you have a month before school starts instead of right before school starts and we might have to turn you away because we've reached our limit."

The health department is operating with a check in system that limits the amount of people in the building at one time"we are having people check in at our window, but they're waiting out in their vehicles to minimize large groups of people.

Our building is not designed to hold large quantities and keep social distancing."

Because of the new check in process and the small amount of shots they've administered to students so far worried parents are jeopardizing their student's start date..."my concern is those persons that wait until the day before school starts and you realize the queues are full and you aren't going to be able to get the shots in time."

Health officials warn if parents wait up until the last minute to get their child's required shots students could end up missing some school days "so, please don't expect things to work the same way they did.

There are going to have to be modifications because we are still existing in a world with covid still present in the community."

Medical professionals encourage everyone get their seasonal shots this year "because a lot of during this covid, we've seen people have not been seeking routine medical care.

So, talk with your caregivers or get in touch with your clinic to get those routine vaccines, including influenza when it comes out."reporting in st.

Joseph, kilee thomas, kq2 news the health department is also limiting entrance to their building to two children per adult than two children department says you'll need to bring more adults to meet the