SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS
Overview
This policy describes the requirements for school immunizations.
Description
The School Immunization Law (Chapter76, Section 15) of the General Laws
states that:
“No child shall, except as here in after provided, be admitted to school
except upon presentation of a physician’s certificate that the child has been
successfully immunized according to current DPH regulations (102 CMR 7.09 and
105 CMR 222.00).
IMMUNIZATIONS
The following immunization are the requirements set by the Massachusetts
Department of Public Health for entrance into school for seventh grade
students.
4 doses of DTaP/DTP or 3 doses of Td vaccine
3 doses of Polio vaccine
2 doses of MMR vaccine
3 doses of hepatitis B. vaccine
2 doses of varicella vaccine,
or a physician-certified reliable history of chickenpox
1 dose of Tdap for entry to 7th grade