State
law
requires
information
on
human
papillomavirus
(HPV)
and
the
human
papillomavirus
vaccine
be
provided
to
parents
of
rising
sixth-grade
students.
Please
refer
to
this
letter
from
Dr.
M.
Norman
Oliver,
state
health
commissioner,
for
answers
to
the
most
frequently
asked
questions
about
HPV.
Two
doses
of
vaccine
are
required
if
the
first
dose
is
given
before
15
years
of
age;
three
doses
are
required
if
the
first
dose
is
given
later.
Unlike
other
required
vaccines,
after
reviewing
materials
provided
by
the
Virginia
Department
of
Health,
the
parent
or
guardian
may
elect
for
the
child
not
to
receive
the
HPV
vaccine.
Shots
may
be
obtained
from
a
doctor,
military
clinics,
or
the
Prince
William
Health
District.
Contact
information
for
the
Prince
William
County
Health
District
is:
9301
Lee
Avenue,
Manassas
VA
20110,
703-792-6301,
and
4001
Prince
William
Parkway,
Suite
101,
Woodbridge
VA
22192,
703-792-7300.
Parents
should
review
their
child's
shot
record
and
contact
their
child's
doctor
or
local
health
district
if
they
have
questions.
Parents
may
also
contact
Janaye
Oliver,
adolescent
immunization
coordinator
at
the
Virginia
Department
of
Health,
at
804-864-8073
or
[email protected];
or
Tracy
White,
school
health
nurse
specialist
at
the
Virginia
Department
of
Education,
at
804-786-8571
or
[email protected].
A
complete
list
of
all
immunizations
required
for
school
entry
is
available
in
"School
&
Day
Care
Minimum
Immunization
Requirements"
from
the
Virginia
Department
of
Health.