Health Headlines - 12-31-19

In today's health headlines we talk about how kids coming back to public school in Washington State must have immunizations to be able to come back on January 8.

Pharmacies may not be giving correct information about how to get rid of medications.

WINTER BREAK IS COMING TO AN ENDFOR KIDS ACROSS THE U-S AND INSEATTLE... KIDSRETURNING TO THE CITY'S PUBLICSCHOOLS HAVE TO BE VACCINATED INORDER TO ATTEND.AND AS FOX'S FRANQUETHOMPSON TELLS US... PARENTS ARESCRAMBLING.THE LINE TO THE NURSE'S OFFICEIS OUT THE DOOR AT AKI KUROSEMIDDLE SCHOOL.JULIAN CAMBA AND HIS MOM ARE ONEOF SEVERAL FAMILIES WAITING TOGET VACCINATIONS.0:13 - 0:20CAMBA SAYS: "I WAS LIKE REALLY,REALLY SCARED.

BUT THEN WHEN IGOT IT, LIKE IT ONLY STUNG ATINYBIT AND IT WAS REALLY QUICK."SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS SOME2,000 STUDENTS DON'T HAVEUP-TO-DATE IMMUNIZATION RECORDS.JULIANS MOM SAYS THEY WERE ONEOF THE FAMILIES THE DISTRICTNOTIFIED.BUT TIMING WAS ALWAYS AN ISSUETO GET THE SHOTS.0:34 - 0:38GOMEZ CAMBA SAYS: "WE'VE BEENTRYING TO SCHEDULE THIS WITH OURDOCTORS.

BUT WITH WORK, IT HASBEEN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT."NOTICING OTHER FAMILIES HADSIMILAR DIFFICULTIES - THEDISTRICT DECIDED TO OFFER FREECLINICS DURINGWINTER BREAK.0:47 - 0:51ROBINSON SAYS: "WE ARE DOINGEVERYTHING WE CAN HERE AS ASPRINT TO THE FINISH LINE TO GETAS MANYSTUDENTS UP TO DATE ASPOSSIBLE."WASHINGTON STATE LAW REQUIRESALL STUDENTS HAVE THEIR MMRVACCINATION OR HAVE A SIGNEDCERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION.THOSE WHO DON'T BY THEDISTRICT'S JANUARY 8TH DEADLINEWILL BE EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOLUNTIL REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.ROBINSON SAYS: "WE DON'T WANTANYBODY MISSING OUT ON ANYEDUCATIONAL TIME." WHILE HAVINGCURRENT IMMUNIZATION RECORDS ISA STATEWIDE MANDATE... SOMEPARENTS SAY ITS ALSO FOREVERYONE'S SAFETY.1:17 - 1:24COLEY SAYS: "PROTECT YOURSELF,PROTECT MY DAUGHTER, PROTECTTHEIR FRIENDS, PROTECTEVERYBODY.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEENO OTHER KIDS GO DOWN.

WE DON'TWANT TO SEE NOBODY GO DOWN, LETALONE KIDS."JULIAN SAYS FOR HIM -- WAITINGIN LINE IS MAKING THE RIGHTCHOICE.

CAMBA SAYS: "DON'T BESCARED TO GET VACCINATED BECAUSEIF YOU DON'T THERE'S GOING TO BEWORSE CONSEQUENCES THAN ANEEDLE."1:36-ENDTHE DISTRICT IS OFFERING TWOMORE OF THESE FREE CLINICS.

THENEXT ONE WILL BE THIS UPCOMINGMONDAY BACK AT THE MIDDLESCHOOL.

THE LAST ONE WILL BEHELD HERE AT SEATTLE WORLDSCHOOL NEXT FRIDAY ON JANUARY3RD.A WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT HOWPHARMACIES MAY NOT BE GIVINGCUSTOMERSTHE CORRECT INFORMATION ON HOWTO GET RID OF UNUSED MEDICATION.RESEARCHERS CALLED NEARLY 900PHARMACIES IN CALIFORNIA ...PRETENDING TO BE PARENTS WHOSECHILDREN HAD LEFTOVERANTIBIOTICSOR OPIOIDS.LESS THAN HALF OF PHARMACIESPROVIDED CORRECT DISPOSALDETAILS FOR THEANTIBIOTICS... AND THAT NUMBERWAS EVEN LOWER .... WHEN IT CAMETO THE OPIOIDS.A LITTLE OVER A TENTH...REPORTED HAVING A DRUG-TAKE BACKPROGRAM.THE START OF THE NEW YEAR IS AGOOD TIME TO CHECK YOUR FOROUTDATED MEDICINES.PLANNING TO CELEBRATE THE NEWYEAR WITH CHAMPAGNE?DOCTORS HAVE SOME ADVICE TO MAKESURE YOU DON'T SHOOT YOUR EYEOUT.HOLD THE BOTTLE AT A 45-DEGREEANGLE WITH THE TOP POINTED AWAYFROM YOU -- AND NOTTOWARDS ANYONE ELSE.THE CORKS CAN COME OUT WITHENOUGH FORCE TO SHATTER GLASS.THIS PART MAY SEEM OBVIOUS...BUT DON'T SHAKE THE BOTTLEBEFORE OPENING IT.