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Chattanooga area vaccination rates rise, but questions remain
REQUIRED VACCINES
The following are the immunizations required before entering kindergarten in Tennessee:Measles Mumps Rubella Poliomyelitis Hepatitis B Hepatitis A Varicella Tdap Booster DTP, DTaP, DT, Td Source: Tennessee Department of Health REQUIRED VACCINES The following are the immunizations required before entering kindergarten in Tennessee:Measles Mumps Rubella Poliomyelitis Hepatitis B Hepatitis A Varicella Tdap Booster DTP, DTaP, DT, Td Source: Tennessee Department of Health
Dr. Bill Schaffner still remembers the hot summers of his childhood, when he was not allowed to cool off in the public swimming pools.
His parents were too worried about him catching polio.
He remembers the lines that snaked around the block when the polio vaccine came out in the 1950s. And he remembers when the federal government declared in 2000 that measles had been eliminated in the United States.