Schools begin suspending students over outdated shots
Hundreds of sixth-graders across North Carolina have been prohibited from attending school until their vaccinations are updated.
Posted — UpdatedIn Johnston County, schools spokeswoman Terry Sessoms said that no students had been suspended, but that didn't mean every student had the vaccine. She could not provide an exact number who were non-compliant.
Eighty students in Chatham County schools have yet to get the shot, Beth McCallah, schools spokeswoman, said. They have until Oct. 6 to get the vaccine or they will not be allowed to attend classes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the booster after North Carolina saw an increase in whooping cough.
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