TK-12 Immunization Requirements
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District schools enforce California Immunization laws that require all students enrolling in school to be fully vaccinated. Senate Bill 277 requires all California children who attend private or public schools to be fully vaccinated beginning July 1, 2016, regardless of their parents' personal or religious beliefs, unless they have a medical exemption. Read more about the new immunization law. The following immunizations are required for school enrollment by the State of California. All immunizations must be complete or current, meaning students have completed the requirements and they are not yet due for another dose. During the enrollment process, an official record of the student's immunization record must be presented as verification of immunizations. This record can be a California Yellow Immunization Card, a medical record from the physician or an official school record. The record must be signed or stamped by the physician or by a school official.
. Contact a school health technician or school nurse for more information and assistance. |
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| Parents guide to required immunizations, EFFECTIVE July 1, 2019. | ||
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| Polio | ||
| 4 doses at any age | -or- | |
| If one dose was given on or after 4th birthday* | 3 doses at any ages 4-6 | -or- |
| Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus (DPT) | ||
| 5 doses at any age | -or- | |
| If one dose was given on or after 4th birthday* | 4 doses at any ages 4-6 | -or- |
| If one dose was given on or after 7th birthday* | 3 doses at any ages 7-17 | |
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Tdap Pertussis Booster
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1 dose on or after 7th birthday
for all students grade 7
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Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) |
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| Both doses must have been given on or after 1st birthday* | 2 doses Kindergarten and 7th Grade | |
| Hepatitis B | ||
| 3 doses at any age | ||
| Varicella Chickenpox | ||
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Transitional Kindergarten-12 grade |
2 doses |
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| a physician-documented disease history | ||
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*A four (4) day grace period is allowed if vaccine was given 4 days prior to birthday |
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Questions? Contact your school nurse or health technician.
7th Grade Tdap and second Varicella
ALL students enrolling in 7th grade are required to provide proof of a Tdap (pertussis) booster given on or after the age of 7, before starting school. ***AND required to provide proof of 2 varicella vaccines (given at any age) (new law as of July 2019-for all incoming 7th graders).
This proof WILL be required before a student can start 7th grade (class assignment may be upheld until proof is provided).
Click here for the location of free or low-cost immunization clinics.
It's the Law - No Shots, No School
Under the new law, students will not be allowed to start school without proof of vaccination unless they have a medical exemption. See www.shotsforschool.org website for more information.