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Immunization Requirements

2016-2017  Minimum State Immunization Requirements for Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade.

Vaccines:

  • DTaP: Diptheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough).

  • IPV: Inactivated Poliovirus

  • Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine

  • MMR: Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines combined

  • Hep B: Hepatitis B vaccine
  • Hep A: Hepatitis A vaccine
  • Varicella: chicken pox vaccine
  • PCV: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

DTaP: 5 doses or 4 doses- 5 doses of DTaP vaccine, on dose must have been received on or after the 4th birthday. However, 4 doses meet the requirement if the 4th dose was received on or after the 4th birthday. For students aged 7 years and older, 3 doses meet the requirement if one dose was received on or after the 4th birthday. For Pre-K- 4 doses required.

Polio: 4 doses or 3 doses - 4 doses of polio vaccine, one dose must have been received on or after the 4th birthday. However, 3 doses meet the requirement if the 3rd dose was received on or after the 4th birthday. For Pre-K- 3 doses required.

MMR: The first dose of MMR must be received on or after the 1st birthday. For indergarten -5th grade  2 doses of MMR are required with one dose on or after the first birthday.   For Pre-K - 1 dose required on or after the 1st birthday.

Hepatitis B: 3 doses required.

Varicella (chicken pox) :   For 3 and 4 year olds- 1 dose on or after the 1st birth day(if the child has NOT had chickenpox).
For kindergarten-4th grade 2 doses requiredwith one dose on/after the1st birthday. For 5th grade - 1 dose required on or after the 1st birthday (if the child has NOT had chickenpox).

Hepatitis A: For grades PreK-5th  grade - 2 doses are required. The first dose of Hepatitis A must be received on or after the first birthday.

PCV: For Pre-K - a complete series is considered to be one of the following scenarios

  • 4 doses with one dose given on or after  the 1st birthday

  • 1 dose on or after 24 months of age

Hib- a complete series is considered to be one of the following scenarios

  • One dose of any HIB vaccine given at or after 15 months of age. OR

  • 3  doses with the 3rd dose on or after the 1st birthday, and at lease two months since dose #2

HIB and PCVare not routinelly recommended for children >5 years old.

If your child travels out of the country for 3 or more weeks, a TB test may be required before reentry into school.