New immunization requirements for schools in Ohio will start with the 2016/2017 school year. acellular pertussis) vaccine. Students entering 12th grade will need to have a second dose of meningococcal vaccine. dose must be administered on or after the 16th birthday.
Altricial, meaning requiring nourishment, refers to a pattern of growth and development in organisms which are incapable of moving around on their own soon after hatching or being born.
âAltricialâ is from the Latin for ânurse,â which fits, because these helpless babies need a lot of tending before theyâre ready to leave the nest. When altricial birds do finally fledge, or leave the nest, they generally leave it for good. Although you may picture young birds being out and about in their first few days on the wing, then going back to their nest to sleep, thatâs not the case. That nest is pretty messy by the time they leave.