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Tips from a school nurse

PINELLAS COUNTY - Make sure your child has the required vaccines to protect them from preventable diseases. Vaccines help children develop immunity to diseases such as measles, chicken pox, polio and whooping cough. Vaccines also benefit students and other members of the community who are unable to get vaccinated. Please review your children’s immunization records: […]

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