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Immunization
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Important
Health Notice: New
immunization requirements for school entry effective September 18, 2007.
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New York
State Public Health Law Section 2164 mandates that schools not permit any
child to be admitted to school unless the parent submits a certificate of
immunization or proof from a physician, nurse practitioner or physician's
assistant stating the child is in the process of receiving the required
immunizations.
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Vaccines
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Pre-Kindergarten
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School (K-12)
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Diphtheria Toxoid Containing
Vaccine
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Three doses
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Three doses
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Tetanus Toxoid Containing
Vaccine and Pertussis Vaccine (DTaP, DTP) |
Three doses, if born on
or
after Jan. 1, 2005
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Not applicable until student
born on or after Jan. 1, 2005, enrolls in school
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Tetanus, Diphtheria, and
Pertussis Booster (Tdap) |
Not applicable |
Born on or after Jan. 1,
1994, and enrolling in sixth grade. One dose.
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Polio (IPV or OPV)
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Three doses
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Three doses
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Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
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One dose
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Two doses of measles
containing vaccine, and one dose each of mumps and rubella (preferably as MMR)
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Hepatitis B
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Three doses
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Three doses
(as of the 2005-06 school year)
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Haemophilus influenza type b
(Hib)
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Three doses, if less than 15
months of age or one dose administered on or after 15 months of age
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Not applicable
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Varicella (Chicken Pox)
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One dose,
if born on or after Jan. 1, 2000
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One dose, born on or after
Jan. 1, 1998, or born on or after Jan. 1, 1994 and enrolling in Grade 6
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For more information about
childhood immunizations, visit the New
York State Health Department's Web site.
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