GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- Parents and guardians as well as others are reminded to attend the 2nd Youth Health Care (YHC) Vaccination Outreach and Family Planning Session to be held in Dutch Quarter on June 13.
It's an opportunity for residents of Dutch Quarter and surrounding areas to come out on Thursday, June 13 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School from 5:00pm to 7:30pm, to have their children's vaccination status checked, and also receive information about family planning.
The theme for the vaccination campaign this year is "A Shared Responsibility."
Minister of Public Health Hon. Cornelius de Weever 'Get Checked' campaign is in line with the efforts of CPS and therefore Minister De Weever is appealing to guardians and parents to get their children's vaccination status checked on June 13.
The objectives of the campaign are to stimulate parents to have their child(ren) vaccinated; to bring about awareness as it relates to vaccinations and to encourage parents and the community at large to take responsibility by ensuring updated vaccination records for the children in their care.
In addition the campaign aims to provide the public with general vaccination information; to encourage others such as, health care workers, pregnant women and pre-and exam class students to update their vaccination status.
To encourage risk groups such as waste/garbage handlers, the Police, hotel and restaurant workers, and others to verify and update their vaccination status, particularly on Hepatitis B and Tetanus.
