Tuesday Talks: Back-to-School Vaccines

Tuesday Talks: Back-to-School Vaccines

The start of school is just around the corner for most children in West Virginia and the surrounding region.

Do you know what vaccines your child must have to enter or return to school? Nationwide, the number of students with the required vaccinations to enter kindergarten fell below the target for broad immunity, raising fears of outbreaks of measles and other illnesses.

Kathy Moffett, MD, WVU Medicine Children’s infectious diseases specialist, talks about back-to-school vaccinations in this edition of Tuesday Talks.