**Effective July 1, 2021, children 16 years of age and older, who are entering the 11th grade (including new entrants), must have received one booster dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4), unless their initial dose was administered on or after their 16th birthday.

• Meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial illness that affects the brain and the spinal cord. Meningitis can cause shock, coma, and death within hours of the first symptoms. Getting MCV4 (meningococcal conjugate vaccine) now will not only help protect your child against the ongoing threat of meningitis, but it will also meet the new school entry requirement.
• Ask your pediatrician or local health department about other shots your child may need including: • the human papillomavirus (HPV) series • the tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis shot (Tdap or Td booster)  •CoVid or annual flu vaccine; and • catch-up immunizations, including chickenpox, MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and hepatitis B.
• If your child does not have health insurance or their health plan won’t cover these vaccines, call your local health department, and ask about getting no cost or low-cost vaccines. For more information visit http://dph.georgia.gov/vaccines-children 

Meningitis Vaccine Letter to Parents (English)

Meningitis Vaccine Letter to Parents (Spanish)

Once your child's vaccine has been completed, please provide a copy of the 3231 Form to Nurse Surio.

For any questions regarding the vaccine, please contact our school nurse Karen Surio at: 678.965.5050 x 411082

or by email at:   KSurio87@forsyth.k12.ga.us