Immunization Guidelines

  • IMMUNIZATIONS

     

    Required Immunizations for School Attendance:

    Name of Immunization 

    Number of Doses

    Diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis

    ·       Five (5) Doses (Four (4) if the 4th dose was given after the 4thbirthday)

    ·       A Tdap booster vaccine at eleven (11) or twelve (12) years old before beginning 6th grade 

    ·       If a Tdap booster was not given before entering 6th grade and has not been given since eleven (11) years of age, one (1) booster is required to enroll or register in any grade above 6th grade

    Polio

    Four (4) doses (three (3) doses if the 3rd was given on or after the 4thbirthday)

    Measles/mumps/rubella

    Two (2) doses 

    Hib

    Four (4) doses up to five (5) yrs. of age

    PCV

    Four (4) doses (Refer to catch-up schedule for children who have fallen behind on immunizations.)

    Varicella

    Two (2) doses 

     

    Recommended Immunizations 

    • Flu: Yearly vaccination against the influenza virus is recommended for all school-age children, unless contraindicated. 
    • HPV 3 Dose Series: Boys and girls between the ages nine (9) and twenty-six (26). Although most HPV (Human Papillomavirus) infections cause no symptoms and are self-limited, persistent HPV infection can cause certain cancers in males and females. 
    • Meningococcal (MCV4) - Eleven (11) – twelve (12) year olds and unvaccinated adolescents. Meningococcal disease is serious and is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children two (2) – eighteen (18) years old. 
    • Hepatitis B- three (3) dose vaccine series.