Vaccination rules affect 500 in Havre

As many as 500 Havre students have not been immunized against chickenpox and are therefore at risk of not being able to attend Montana schools after Oct. 1, according to Andy Carlson, superintendent of Havre Public Schools.

Carlson brought up the topic of the new vaccine requirements at Tuesday's school board meeting. Under the new regulations passed and signed into law during the 2015 state legislative session, children must receive two doses of varicella, the vaccine that inoculates against chickenpox, or prove they are immune from the highly contagious disease by Oct. 1. Those who do not wi...