Concordia has a Mandatory Vaccination Policy, requiring each student to have completed series of the following vaccinations: 

§  Measles, Mumps, Rubella ( MMR)
§  Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP/DTP/DPT/Tdap)
§  Polio (IPV/OPV)

Concordia follows the CDC Recommended Immunization Schedule. To view this schedule, please go to http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm#printable

The goal of the policy is to promote wellness and achieve optimal prevention of common infectious disease in the school community.

A “completed series” means that the child has had several doses of the vaccine at recommended intervals. For example:

Please note that immunity can fade over time and periodic “booster” doses are needed by adolescents and adults to keep immunity strong. Booster doses for DTaP/DPT are given in the form of Tdap/Td/DT and are recommended at age 11-12 years, then once every 10 years.

Although not mandatory Concordia requirements, the following vaccinations are highly recommended for all people living in China: Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Rabies, Japanese encephalitis, Meningococcal and Typhoid.

Parkway Health Medical Center
新加坡百汇医疗集团
www.parkwayhealth.cn
51 Hong Feng Rd., Jinqiao 
+86-21-6445-5999
浦东 红枫路51号 -金桥

Shanghai East International Medical Center
上海东方国际医疗中心
http://www.seimc.com.cn/
551 S. Pudong Rd. near Pudong Ave., Pudong
+86-21-5879-9999
浦东新区 浦东南路551号

Children with Medical Conditions

If your child has a food allergy, please notify the teacher and school nurse. If your child has an inhaler, please inform the teacher and school nurse. For other medical conditions, please notify the teacher and school nurse.

Medication Policy

Student Medication Administration Form

Whenever possible medication should be given at home. However, if your child needs to take medication during school hours, the health office requires the following:

1.  All medication must be brought to school in the original container and delivered to the Health Office (Room M162). (Students needing inhalers for the treatment of asthma will be allowed to carry inhalers in their bag for immediate use).

2.   Prescription Medication Administration:
   

   1. The medication must be brought to school in a pharmacy labeled container with the student’s name on it.
      
   2. The Health Office must receive written instructions from your doctor which includes the following information:
      
      1. Student’s name
         
      2. Name of medication
         
      3. Dosage of medication
         
      4. Duration of medication
         
      5. Physician’s signature
         
      6. Written consent to administer the medication from parent/guardian.

   Keeping Children at Home

   Occasionally, parents are confronted by their child complaining of feeling ill on a school day. The following information is designed to offer guidance of when to send your child to school and when to keep them home due to illness. They are meant to benefit your child and the CISS school community’s health and well being. These are also conditions for which your child may be sent home from school.

   If you are unsure of which action you should take, please contact your doctor or school nurse.

   Fever

   • A fever is a warning that all is not right with the body. The best way to check for fever is with a thermometer, which every home should have. No child with a temperature equal to or above 99.8 F (37.5 C) should be sent to school. A child needs to be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school.
   • Normal temperature is 98.6 F (37 C).

   Cold, Sore Throat, Cough

   • A child with a “mild” cold, but otherwise feeling well, may go to school.
   • A child with a “heavy” cold and a hacking or productive cough belongs at home even if there is no fever.
   • A child complaining of a mild sore throat with no other symptoms, may go to school. If white spots can be seen in the back of the throat, or if fever present, keep the child at home.

   Stomach Ache, Vomiting, Diarrhea

   • Consult your doctor if your child has a stomach ache or abdominal pains which are persistent or severe enough to limit his/her activity.
   • If vomiting occurs, keep your child home until he can keep food down.
   • A child with diarrhea should be kept home.

   Pain

   • Toothache – contact your dentist
   • Earache – consult your doctor
   • Headache – a child whose only complaint is a minor headache usually need not be kept home. Frequent or persistent headaches may indicate a serious health problem.

   Conjunctivitis

   • Also known as “pink eye”. Student will be sent home/must stay home until they have received 24 hours of antibiotic eye drop treatment.
   • Symptoms include eye redness, itching, and increased drainage or pus. It is very contagious!

   Rash

   • Rash or spots may cover the entire body or appear in only one area.
   • Call you physician or school nurse if you are uncertain about whether to send your child to school with a rash.

   The information provided is not intended as a substitute for appropriate medical intervention.  If your child is kept home from school, please call your school secretary to notify them of the absence.  For further questions please contact your school nurse.

   Contagious Condition

   Any student found to have any of the contagious conditions listed below will be sent home.

   Disease/Condition	Recommended Period to Stay Away from School	Comments
   Chickenpox	For one week from date of appearance of rash, until all lesions are completely dry and scabbed.	Require a medical note to return to school
   Conjunctivitis	For 24 hours after treatment has started and discharge has ceased.	Severe cases may need 48 hours of treatment.
   Diarrhea and/or vomiting	Until diarrhea and vomiting has settled.
   Fever	Until the fever has been normal for a full 24 hours.
   Head Lice	Exclusion of one day and may return only if totally cleared.	All family members should be checked.
   Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease	Until all blisters are completely dry and healed.
   Hepatitis A Infection	Until one week after onset of illness or jaundice with a medical note.
   Pertussis	May return after a completion of five days of antibiotic and with a medical note.	Immunization usually prevents this illness.
   Mumps	May return nine days after onset of parotid gland swelling and with a medical note.	Immunization usually prevents this illness.
   Measles	May return four days after onset of rash with a medical note.	Immunization usually prevents this illness.
   Rubella	May return seven days after onset of rash with a medical note.	Immunization usually prevents this illness.
   Scabies	Until 24 hours after treatment is started.
   Streptococcal Sore Throat	Until 24 hours after antibiotics are started.
   Tuberculosis	Until the local health department authority or treating physician states the student is non-infectious and with a medical note.