As summer starts to wind down and you begin making preparations for the upcoming school year, you may or may not have vaccines on your back to school list. While most parents know vaccines are required for school entry, they may not realize the purpose of such requirements or why vaccines are so important for school-aged children.
Every year schools across the U.S. and Texas welcome hundreds and thousands of kids onto their campuses. In and of themselves, schools are communities where outbreaks can occur and diseases can spread very quickly.