Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - The Southern Nevada Health District is urging parents and guardians to bring their kindergartners and 7th graders for their mandatory school vaccines before the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 9.
The Health District’s immunization clinic is giving away free backpacks stuffed with school supplies to the first 500 kids at our clinics starting Monday. All Health District immunization clinic services are available by appointment only at this time. Appointments can be made by calling (702) 759-0850.
The Health District offers back-to-school immunizations as well as the backpack giveaway at the following locations:
- Main Public Health Center, 280 S. Decatur Blvd.
- East Las Vegas Public Health Center, 570 N. Nellis Blvd., Suite D1
- Henderson Clinic, 2020 E. Horizon Dr., Suites A & C, Henderson
- Mesquite Public Health Center, 830 Hafen Lane, Mesquite
A back-to-school immunization clinic, sponsored by Immunize Nevada, will be held from
9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 7 at the Southern Nevada Health District, 280 S. Decatur Blvd. COVID-19 vaccinations will be available at this clinic for students age 12 and older.
The Clark County School District requires the following vaccinations for students enrolling in school: chickenpox (varicella), hepatitis A, hepatitis B, polio, tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (DTaP and Tdap), quadrivalent meningitis, and measles-mumps-rubella (MMR). Parents who recently moved to Nevada should note hepatitis A vaccination is required in the state. Immunizations that were up-to-date in other states that do not require hepatitis A vaccination might not be current in Nevada. For a list of immunization requirements for school, visit Immunize Nevada’s School Vaccinations page.