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2009-2010 Immunization requirements:
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Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP): five doses required. Four doses
acceptable if dose 4 given on or after 4th birthday. Booster dose of
Tdap required at age 11.
• Poliomyelitis (IPV/OPV): four doses required. Three doses acceptable if dose 3 given on or after the 4th birthday.
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella: two doses required.
• Hepatitis B: three doses required through grade 9.*
•
Varicella (chickenpox): two doses required for Kindergarten; one dose
required grades 1-9* unless history of varicella disease documented by
a licensed physician. Two doses are currently recommended by ACIP for
all ages.
•
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): three doses required for children
less than 5 years of age in preschool or childcare operated by a school.
•
Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV7): four doses required for children less
than 5 years of age in preschool or childcare operated by a school.
• Hepatitis A: two doses required for children less than 5 years of age in preschool or childcare operated by a school.
* ALL students will be required to have 3 doses of Hepatitis B and 2 doses of varicella for the 2010-2011 school year.
In
addition to the immunizations required for school entry listed above,
the 2009 ACIP recommendations also include the following for school
children:
• Meningococcal (MCV4): one dose recommended for = 11 years of age; not required for school entry.
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV): three doses recommended for females = 11 years of age; not required for school entry.
• Influenza: yearly vaccination recommended for all ages =6 months of age; not required for school entry.