![]() For CDC schedules and catch-up guidance, visit. Tdap given at ages 10 and older can count towards the sixth-grade school requirement. Alternatively, any 5 doses are acceptable.Ĭhildren seven years and older who are not fully immunized with DTaP vaccine should have a history of receiving at least three doses of DTaP, Td, and/or Tdap or should use the CDC Catch-Up schedule to get caught up. However, if one of these 4 doses was given on or after the 4th birthday, an additional dose is not needed for Kindergarten. † DTaP: Children who previously attended child care/preschool should have received 4 doses since the requirement to receive the fourth birthday booster dose (5th dose) does not apply until they attend Kindergarten. * Children who did not received any vaccines KINDERGARTENwould need at least one dose of each required vaccine to enter school provisionally. ![]() The Department of Health shall provide guidance to the school of the appropriateness of any such prohibition. In addition, anybody having control of a school may, on account of the prevalence of any communicable disease, or to prevent the spread of communicable disease, prohibit the attendance of any teacher or pupil of any school under their control and specify the time during which the teacher or scholar shall remain away from school. Children without proof of immunity as defined by ACIP, including those with medical and religious exemptions, may be excluded from a school, preschool, or child care facility during a vaccine preventable disease outbreak or threatened outbreak as determined by the Commissioner, Department of Health or his or her designee. NOTE: NJ also accepts valid medical and religious exemptions (reasons for not showing proof of immunizations) as per the NJ Immunization of Pupils in School regulations, (N.J.A.C. Children entering child care/preschool after March 31 are not required to receive the flu vaccine however, flu season may extend until May and therefore getting a flu vaccine even late in the season is still protective. Children entering child care/preschool after December 31, must provide documentation of receiving the current seasonal flu vaccine. Children who have not received the flu vaccine by December 31 must be excluded (not allowed to attend child care/preschool) for the duration of influenza season (through March 31), until they receive at least one dose of the influenza vaccine or until they turn 60 months of age. | Seasonal Flu: The current seasonal influenza vaccine is required every year for those children 6 months through 59 months of age. Children who previously had chickenpox do not need to receive the varicella vaccine as long as a parent/guardian can provide the school with one of the following: 1) Documented laboratory evidence showing immunity (protection) from chickenpox, 2) A physician’s written statement that the child previously had chickenpox, or 3) A parent’s written statement that the child previously had chickenpox. Prior to age 19 months, children may enter preschool/child care without a documented dose of varicella. § Varicella vaccine may be given as early as 12 months of age, but NJ requires children to receive the vaccine by 19 months of age. Prior to age 15 months, children may enter preschool/child care without a documented dose of MMR. ‡ MMR vaccine may be given as early as 12 months of age, but NJ requires children to receive the vaccine by 15 months of age. Please Note: The use of combination vaccines may allow students to receive the 1st birthday booster dose of Hib between 15-18 months of age. One dose of each is required on or after the first birthday in all cases. If children started late with these vaccines they may need fewer doses. ![]() † Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and pneumococcal (PCV) vaccines are special cases. The current seasonal flu vaccine is required every year by December 31 for children 6-59 months of age. If a child has not received any vaccines, he/she would need at least one dose of each required vaccine to enter school provisionally and be in the process of receiving the remaining doses as rapidly and as medically feasible. Example: A child entering child care/preschool at 11 months of age, would need at least the following: 3 DTaP, 2 Polio, 2 Hib, and 2 PCV. A child entering at a younger age range than listed above must have proof of receiving vaccines in the previous age bracket. For example, a child 2 months of age, must have 1 dose each of DTaP, Polio, Hib, and PCV before being permitted to enter child care/preschool. *Interpretation: Children need to receive the minimum number of age-appropriate vaccines prior to entering child care/preschool.
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