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Immunization Requirements
Summary of NJ School Immunization Requirements by Grade Levels
Prior to attending Pre-School (18 mos. To 4 years), your child must have:
• DTaP - 4 doses
• Varicella (Chicken Pox) - 1 dose
• Polio - 3 doses
• PCV7 (Pneumococcal vaccine) - 1 dose (given after 1st birthday)
• MMR - 1 dose
• Influenza - 1 dose annually (6-59 months) - vaccine to be received by December 31st
• HIB - 1 dose (given on or after the 1st birthday)Prior to attending Kindergarten, your child must have:
• DTaP - 4 doses with one dose given on or after the 4th birthday or any 5 doses.
If DT is submitted for DTaP, a written explanation from the child's physician MUST be
provided.
• Polio - 3 doses with one dose given on or after the 4th birthday or any 4 doses.
• Measles, Mumps and Rubella - 2 doses of live vaccine MUST be given if born after 1/1/90
• or laboratory evidence of immunity MUST be submitted.
• Hepatitis B - 3 doses
• Varicella - 1 dose for Chicken Pox or laboratory evidence of immunity.Prior to attending 6th grade, your child must have:
• Meningococcal and Tdap vaccines are required for all entering 6th graders who are 11
years of age or older.
• If in 6th grade and under age 11, children must receive the vaccines within 2 weeks of
their 11th birthday.
• Meningococcal vaccines administered at age 10 or older will be accepted for NJ school
attendance.