<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2ez1jk_13KEfUId00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2ez1jk_13KEfUId00" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>JFMC in Ellisville sees rush of children come in for vaccines. (Keaundria Milloy)</figcaption></figure>ELLISVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - The Jones County School District will be welcoming students back to school on Friday.Jones Family Medicine Clinics can offer back-to-school vaccinations as students prepare for the new year.Nurse Practitioner Lelia Simpson said 4 year olds and 5 year olds are required to have four vaccinations.“We want to protect them against all of those big, bad bugs they can’t really fight off,” said Simpson.Simpson said seventh graders are usually only going to need one vaccination to protect them against tetanus and other infections.The clinic is offering free immunizations through different insurance providers for back-to-school requirements.Simpson said the clinic has seen a rush of children come in for vaccines.“We want to keep (diseases) from spreading,” explained Simpson. “There are 19, preventable, childhood diseases, and the Vaccines for Children Program, which we participate in, provides vaccines against all of those.”Simpson also said the clinic also does free sports physicals and flu shots when the time comes.For more information about insurance and coverage for vaccines, contact Jones Family Medicine Clinics at (601) 719-0092.Want more WDAM 7 news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.</div></body>

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ELLISVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - The Jones County School District will be welcoming students back to school on Friday. Jones Family Medicine Clinics can offer back-to-school vaccinations as students prepare for the new year. Nurse Practitioner Lelia Simpson said 4 year olds and 5 year olds are required to have four...

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ELLISVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - The Jones County School District will be welcoming students back to school on Friday. Jones Family Medicine Clinics can offer ba

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