NEW IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 2010/2011 SCHOOL YEAR
by Debbie DeVoe
Tdap (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis): All 7th grade students will be required to have a Tdap booster if it has been over 2 years since last dose of Td. Only 1 dose of Tdap is required during adolescence, students that have previously received a dose of Tdap since completing the kindergarten series of vaccines are not required to have an additional dose.
All students 8th grade and above will need a Tdap booster if it has been 10 years since the completion of the primary immunization series (kindergarten series of DTaP). If a Td was given previously for an injury and it was over 2 years ago a Tdap is now required.
A Td is accepted if Pertussis can not be given for medical reasons.
Hepatitis B: Three doses are required pre-school through grade 10.
Varicella (Chicken Pox): One dose required for all students grade 2 through 10, unless a history of chicken pox has been documented. Two doses are required for pre-school, kindergarten, and 1st grade. Two doses are recommended for all students without a history of disease.
History of disease must be documented by a physician/medical provider.
NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
Hepatitis A: two doses required for children less than 5 years of age.
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): three doses required for children less that 5 years of age. Total doses dependent on the age of the child when doses given.
Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV7): four doses required for children less than 5 years of age. Total doses dependent on age doses given.
Immunizations need to be completed prior to the first day of school.
