MSDH offers back-to-school records and immunizations during one-stop event

JANS – If you’re a parent preparing for back-to-school, your children can get their birth certificates, school entry/registration forms, and immunizations during a special Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) one-stop shop.

At the same time and place, parents can get copies of their children’s birth certificates and immunizations shot records (Form 121). Parents also can get their children immunized. Nurses will be available to administer immunizations on Thurs., July 23 and Thurs., July 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This one-stop event will be staffed each weekday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., from July 20 to July 31, at the MSDH Office of Vital Records, 222 Marketridge Drive, Ridgeland (off Highland Colony Parkway)

Parents must provide the school with a Certificate of Immunization Compliance (Form 121) from their immunization provider prior to school entry. The child’s birth certificate is also required for school registration.

During the event, the child’s Form 121 will be available for free if the child is up to date on immunization requirements. Certified copies can also be printed through www.MyIRMobile.com.

Birth certificates will be available the same day for $17; each additional certified copy is $6. Accepted payment methods are cash, money order, and credit card. Birth certificate applications can be printed at www.HealthyMS.com and completed before the event.

Mississippi state law requires children to be immunized against childhood diseases to enter public or private school, Head Start, or daycare. There are also required immunizations for 7th grade entry.

For more information on immunization requirements or exemptions for school entry, visit www.msdh.ms.gov/immunizations.