How To Find Out Which Vaccines Your Kids Need For School

AVON LAKE, OH — School will start in a few weeks for nearly all students in Ohio, but before classes can begin, students will need to receive protection against a variety of viruses.

In Lorain County, vaccine records can be requested at any time. The record lists all the vaccines someone has received and can help health care providers determine what other vaccines someone may need. This service also helps parents and guardians find out what vaccines their children need to go back to school.

Go to LorainCountyHealth.com or call 440-284-3206 to request a vaccine record.

“Vaccines can help protect your children from diseases such as measles, mumps, chicken pox, meningitis and flu - to name just a few,” said Dave Covell, health commissioner at Lorain County Public Health. “Children ages 12 and over can get the COVID-19 vaccine to help protect them against the disease, so they can enjoy as normal a school year as possible.”

Anyone who need to make a vaccine appointment can call the health department at 440-284-3206. All recommended vaccines are available for students and evening appointments are available.

LCPH participates in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program to provide vaccines to children who qualify; no child in the VFC program is denied vaccine for inability to pay. COVID-19 vaccinations continue to be no cost for all people ages 12 and older, officials said.