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Welcome to the Stingray Clinic
Find essential health updates, medication guidelines, immunization information, and more.
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If your student becomes ill during the school day, the following general guidelines will be used by school staff to determine if the student should be sent home:
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Fever of 100.4° F or greater
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Vomiting or diarrhea
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Contagious illness such as Covid-19, strep throat, pink eye, etc.
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Injury/accident requiring care of parent/guardian.
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General discomfort such that the student cannot participate in class.
When Your Student Will Be Sent Home
Medication Guidelines & Forms
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Medication administration during school should be limited to situations where the schedule cannot reasonably be adjusted.
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​The first dose of any new medication must be given at home.
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All medications must be delivered to the school nurse by a parent/guardian or trusted adult.
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Over‑the‑counter medications may only be administered according to the manufacturer’s directions unless otherwise authorized by a healthcare provider.
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MBSA will not accept more than a 30-day supply of prescription medication at one time.
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​All medications require a completed authorization form, found below.
Kindly download one of the four forms below. After completing it and obtaining the required signatures from a parent and/or prescribing physician, please either email it to the nurse or print it and bring it to the school.
Please note that all medication must be delivered by an adult!
Vaccines
VACCINES ARE EFFECTIVE​
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Over 90% of those who are unvaccinated and exposed to measles will get measles. For those who are fully vaccinated, the rate is 3%.
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Polio, which used to cause lifelong paralysis in some children, has been essentially eliminated in the US by the polio vaccine which is 99-100% effective. The last confirmed case of paralytic polio in the United States was reported in July 2022 in Rockland County, New York, involving an unvaccinated adult (source).
VACCINES ARE SAFE
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Vaccines are safe for most kids. The most common side effects are mild, like a sore arm or fever. Serious side effects may include allergic reactions, seizures or neurologic conditions. Serious problems from vaccines are extremely rare — much rarer than the complications from the diseases vaccines prevent.
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Multiple studies have shown the vaccines do not cause autism.
UNVACCINATED CHILDREN CAN PUT OTHERS AT RISK
Children who aren’t vaccinated are at higher risk of becoming ill and infecting others, including:
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Babies too young to be vaccinated
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People with medical conditions who can’t get vaccines
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People at higher risk of complications like the elderly and pregnant women
YOUR CHILD FACES HIGHER RISK WITHOUT VACCINES
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Even in South Carolina, there are over 100 vaccine-preventable outbreaks of infectious diseases like chickenpox and whooping cough occur each year. Many occur in schools and childcare centers.
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Unvaccinated children are more likely to get sick and, in some cases, suffer serious complications causing hospitalization or even death.
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Vaccines protect against unexpected exposures to germs in the environment, or exposure to an infected person spreading germs before they show signs of illness.
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South Carolina school vaccine entry requirements seek to protect children from 12 different diseases that can cause pneumonia and other respiratory infections, meningitis, hepatitis (liver disease), and neurologic diseases. Some examples include:
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Whooping Cough: Can cause brain damage or death, especially in babies.
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Measles: Very contagious and can cause pneumonia, brain infection, and seizures. About 1 in 5 unvaccinated people in the U.S. who get measles is hospitalized and 2-3 per 1,000 will die.
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Chickenpox: Once caused about 100 deaths a year in healthy kids — now with the vaccine there are fewer than 10.
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Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B): Can cause life-threatening meningitis.
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Vaccination Records
Only the official South Carolina Certificate of Immunization form can be accepted by MBSA.
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This certificate can be obtained through your child's pediatrician or through the Myrtle Beach Health Department.
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If your student is starting the 7th grade, they must receive a Tdap booster on or after their 10th birthday.
Religious Exemptions
Medical Exemptions
Click here to read more information pertaining to religious exemptions Religious Exemptions can be obtained online or through the South Carolina Department of Public Health. This document MUST BE NOTARIZED or it will not be valid.
Click here to read more information pertaining to medical exemptions Only a licensed healthcare provider can authorize a medical exemption. A standard physicians note will not suffice. The issuer must disclose whether this is a temporary or permanent exemption. There is a designated section in the top right hand corner of the immunization form for this.