5/4/17 – 5:15 A.M.

If you have a child in school you might want to get their required immunizations now. The Courier reports Hancock Public Health is recommending parents schedule appointments early to avoid a backlog of people trying to get immunizations the week before school starts.

Sara Heinze is a nurse a Hancock Public Health. She tells the newspaper they were still giving immunizations in November to families who waited until just before school started to schedule their kids’ shots. Heinze says a new requirement for high school seniors to get a meningitis vaccine added to the office’s work load.

Immunizations are available Monday through Thursday by appointment. For more information call (419)424-7105.

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