2010-2011 School Entry Requirements

For updated school immunization requirements for the 2010-2011 school year - click here.

For a Kansas Certificate of Immunizations form - click here

Posted on 2/25/2010

The Facts on Vaccine Safety - Thimerosal (Mercury) in Childhood Vaccines

Since 2001, with the exception of some influenza (flu) vaccines, thimerosal is not used as a preservative in routinely recommended childhood vaccines.

Listed below are some websites that will give you information to answer your questions. The first is a CDC website that addresses H1N1 vaccine safety issues.

http://www.cdc.gov/search.do?queryText=H1N1+Vaccine+Safety&action=search&searchButton.x=18&searchButton.y=12

The next website is information about mercury in vaccines in the US today.  

http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/iso/concerns/thimerosal.htm  

The final two are extremely reliable, credible sources of immunization information.  You will find a wealth of vaccine safety information on each.

http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/microsite/microsite.jsp?id=75918  

http://www.immunize.org/

Posted on 8/27/2009