Immunization Name |
Pre - Kindergarten
(Daycare, Nursery, Head Start, or Pre-K) |
School
(K-12) |
|
Diptheria Toxoid Containing Vaccine (DTP, DTaP)
DTaP is the currently recommended vaccine
|
3 doses
(New York City Schools - 4 doses)
|
3 doses
(New York City Schools - 4 doses)
|
|
Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Booster (Tdap)
|
Not applicable
|
Born on or after 1/1/94 and enrolling in 6th grade
1 dose
NOTE: Students entering sixth grade on or after September 2007
must be immunized with the Tdap vaccination. This is a new State Law.
If your child is ten years old upon entering sixth grade then they must be
immunized once they turn eleven. Students not complying with this law will
be excluded from school. Please contact your medical provider for further
information regarding this new State Law.
|
Polio (IPV or OPV) |
3 OPV or 4 IPV |
3 OPV or 4 IPV |
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) |
1 dose |
Born before 1985 - 1 dose of MMR
Born on or after 1985-
2 doses of measles containing vaccine and 1 dose each of
mumps and rubella (preferably as MMR)
|
Hepatitis B |
3 doses |
Born on or after 01/01/93 - 3 doses
7th Graders entering school on or after 09/01/2000 - 3 doses of RecombivaxHB,
Engerix-B or 2 doses of adult hep B vaccine (Recombivax for children 11-15)
|
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HIB) |
3 doses if less than 15 months of age
or
1 dose adminstered
on or after 15 months of age |
Not Applicable |
Varicella |
Born on or after 01/01/2000 - 1 dose |
Born on or after 01/01/98 - 1 dose
NOTE: Effective Jan. 1, 2005 -
All students entering sixth grade need to either be immunized against
varicella (chicken pox) or have proof of having had the disease.
Immunization records are required. The only acceptable proof of
having the disease is a physician document. (Parent memory or recall
will not be accepted.) |
