Immunizations


Vaccine

 Required Doses

Diphtheria, Tetanus Toxoid, and Pertussis Vaccine (DTP, DTaP, DT, Td)

Five doses of any combination DTaP/DTP unless 4th dose was given on or after 4th birthday.
Students 7 years or older:
Three doses of any combination DTP/DTaP/DT/Td vaccine (pertussis vaccine isnot required.)
One dose of Td required ten years after last dose of DTP/DTaP/DT.

Polio (IPV)

Four doses unless the 3rd was on or after 4th birthday.

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

Two doses of a measles-containing vaccine with the first dose on or after the first birthday; second dose by age 5 or entry into kindergarten.

Hepatitis B

Three doses are required for the following grades in the follow school years:

2006-07  K-12

Varicella

One dose on or after 1st birthday for the following grades:

2006-07  K-12
(Two doses if vaccine given at 13 years of age or older.)

Hib

 

Students under 5 years of age
One dose on or after 15 months of age, unless a primary series and booster have been completed.


All pre-kindergarten, Head Start and other early childhood students will need to provide records documenting that they are on-schedule for the hepatitis A and pneumococcal conjugate (PCV7) vaccines.  Students in certain high-risk groups such as sickle cell disease, cochlear implants, chronic heart or lung disease, or immunocompromising conditions will also be required to have the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23).


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