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Immunization Requirements

 All students must be completely immunized in order to attend school. Massachusetts immunization regulations specify minimum immunization requirements for enrollment in school (105CMR 220.00). Those students with documented medical contraindications or documented religious beliefs are the only ones exempt from the immunization regulation. However, any student who is not properly immunized will be excluded from school if there is a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak. The length of exclusion is determined by Department of Public Health guidelines and may vary according to disease.

Massachusetts School Immunization Requirements 2008*

  Preschool Kindergarten Grades 1-6 Grades 7-12
Hepatitis B 3 doses 3 doses 3 doses 3 doses
DTaP/DPT/DT/Td/Tdap > 4 doses DTaP/DPT 5 doses DTaP/DPT > 4 doses DTap/DPT or > 3 doses Td 4 doses DTap/DPT plus 1 Tdap booster
Polio > 3 doses 4 doses > 3 doses > 3 doses
Hib 1 to 4 doses N/A N/A N/A
MMR 1 dose 2 doses Measles, 1Mumps, 1Rubella 2 doses Measles,1Mumps, 1 Rubella 2 doses Measles,1 Mumps, 1 Rubella
Varicella* 1 dose 1 dose
*2nd dose recommended, but not required		 1 dose
*2nd dose recommended, but not required		 < 13yrs-1 dose > 13yrs-2doses
Meningococcal N/A N/A N/A 1 dose for all new students (applies to residential schools only)
 
 
 
 
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