2016-2017 State Vaccination Requirements
http://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/school/school-requirements.aspx
| Vaccine Required (Attention to notes and footnotes) |
Minimum Number of Doses Required by Grade Level | NOTES | ||
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| K - 6th | 7th | 8th - 12th | ||
| Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTaP/DTP/DT/Td/Tdap) 1 |
5 doses or 4 doses | 3 dose primary series and 1 Tdap/Td booster within last 5 years | 3 dose primary series and 1 Tdap/Td booster within last 10 years |
For K — 6th grade: 5 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine; 1 dose must have been received on or after the 4th birthday. However, 4 doses meet the requirement if the 4th dose was received on or after the 4th birthday. For students aged 7 years and older, 3 doses meet the requirement if 1 dose was received on or after the 4th birthday.
For 7th grade: 1 dose of Tdap is required if at least 5 years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine.
For 8th — 12th grade: 1 dose of Tdap is required when 10 years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine. Td is acceptable in place of Tdap if a medical contraindication to pertussis exists.
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| Polio 1 | 4 doses or 3 doses | For K — 12th grade: 4 doses of polio; 1 dose must be received on or after the 4th birthday. However, 3 doses meet the requirement if the 3rd dose was received on or after the 4th birthday. | ||
| Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) 1, 2 | 2 doses |
For K — 12 grade: 2 doses are required, with the 1st dose received on or after the 1st birthday. Students vaccinated prior to 2009 with 2 doses of measles and one dose each of rubella and mumps satisfy this requirement.
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| Hepatitis B 2 | 3 doses | For students aged 11 — 15 years, 2 doses meet the requirement if adult hepatitis B vaccine (Recombivax®) was received. Dosage (10 mcg / 1.0 mL) and type of vaccine (Recombivax®) must be clearly documented. If Recombivax® was not the vaccine received, a 3-dose series is required. | ||
| Varicella 1, 2, 3 | 2 doses |
The 1st dose of varicella must be received on or after the 1st birthday.
For K — 12th grade: 2 doses are required.
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| Meningococcal (MCV4)1 | Not Required | 1 dose | For 7th — 12th grade, 1 dose of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine is required on or after the student’s 11th birthday. | |
| Hepatitis A 1, 2 | 2 doses | Not Required |
The 1st dose of hepatitis A must be received on or after the 1st birthday.
For K — 7th grade: 2 doses are required.
Special note: a child will not be considered delinquent in this series until 18 months have elapsed since receiving the 1st dose.
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