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2010-2011 Immunization Requirements

    Required changes in immunizations for grades K-12 students.  It is important to be aware that students without the required immunizations or a valid exemption will not be allowed to attend school.  

The vaccine requirements as well as the link to access the parent letter and the new immunization requirements are as follows:
Vaccine requirements for students entering kindergarten through 12th grade:
• 3 to 5 doses of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis {DTaP/DTP/DT/Td}
• 3 to 4 doses of polio
• 2 doses of measles, mumps, and rubella {MMR}
• 3 doses of hepatitis B
• 1 to 2 doses of varicella
• 1 booster dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis {Tdap} 10 years after the last dose tetanus-diphtheria-containing vaccine

Additional vaccine requirements for students entering kindergarten, 1st grade, 7th grade and 8th grade:
• 2 doses of hepatitis A for students entering K-1st grade
• 2 doses of varicella for students entering K-1st and 7th-8th grade
• 1 booster of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis {Tdap} for students entering 7th grade, if at least 5 years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-diphtheria-containing vaccine
• 1 dose of meningococcal for students entering 7th-8th grade

I strongly encourage you to read the document entitled 2010-2011 Minimum State Vaccine Requirements for Texas. This document and more information about school vaccine requirements are available on the Immunization Branch website at www.immunizetexas.com [click on the ‘School and Childcare’ link}