Immunization
Requirements
According to Massachusetts law, all students in grades K-12 attending
the schools within the state must be properly immunized. The following
immunizations must be documented by a health care practitioner,
with dates including at least month and year; full dates
are preferable and sometimes necessary:
| Immunization
Requirements For School Entry In 2011/12 School Year* |
| |
Child Care/Preschool |
Kindergarten & Grades
1-6 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 10 |
College |
| Hepatitis B |
3 doses |
3 doses |
3 doses |
3 doses |
3 doses for all health science
students and fulltime undergraduate and graduate students |
| DTaP/DTP DT/Td |
> =4 doses DTaP/DTP |
5 doses DTaP/DTP |
>=4 doses DTaP/DTP; plus 1 Tdap booster |
>=4 doses DTaP/DTP; plus 1 Tdap booster
|
1 Tdap booster within last 10 years |
| Polio |
>= 3 doses |
4 doses |
>= 3 doses |
>= 3 doses |
NA |
| Hib |
1 to 4 doses |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| MMR |
1 dose measles
1 dose mumps
1 dose rubella |
2 doses MMR |
2 doses MMR |
2 doses MMR |
2 doses MMR |
| Varicella |
1 dose |
2 doses |
2 doses |
2 doses |
2 doses |
| Lead Screening (with results) |
Required |
Required |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Vision Screening |
NA |
Required |
Required |
Required |
NA |
| Physical Exam |
Required |
Required |
Required |
Required |
NA |
*These requirements also apply to all new “enterers.”
NA = no vaccine requirement for the grades indicated.
All children entering kindergarten must show
evidence of:
- Lead screening
- Vision screening
This law also indicates that a student without
such proof of immunizations may be excluded from attending school. |
