Day care centers lax about vaccinations

Synopsis: It's not just schools. Metro-Atlanta day care centers routinely violate state law by letting children attend without required proof they've had key shots to prevent the spread of disease.This article reveals that health departments almost never notify state child care licensing regulators about violations and that many health officials and day care operators are confused about what the state law requires. Vaccination rule lax at day care sites

This is a follow-up article to an October 2008 report on similar problem in public and private schools. Vaccination law fails to touch all kids As a result of that article, the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness will soon take a number of actions, including sending nurses to schools with large numbers of out of compliance children to give them their shots on site (with their parents' permission).