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Vaccines For Children Coordinator
Connecticut Immunization Program
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Beginning August 1, 2011
Eight New School Requirements
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Students born January 1, 2007 or later and less than 5 years old are required to have received 1 dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on or after their 1st birthday. For this coming fall this requirement will only affect Pre-K students since those students born 1/1/2007 or later will not be attending Kindergarten until the Fall of 2012.
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Students born January 1, 2007 or later are required to have received 2 doses of Hepatitis A vaccine administered six calendar months apart with the first dose being on or after their 1st birthday. Like the pneumococcal requirement for this coming fall Hepatitis A will only affect Pre-K students since those born 1/1/2007 or later will not be entering Kindergarten until Fall 2012.
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Beginning this fall all Pre-K students 24-59 months of age must receive an annual dose of flu vaccine given between August 1-December 31. For those children receiving influenza vaccine for the 1st time, 2 doses of flu are required administered at least 28 days apart.
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All students in grades K-12 must have 2 doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine given at least 28 days apart, with the first dose given on or after the 1st birthday.
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All students in Pre-K through grade 12 must have received 1 dose of varicella vaccine administered on or after the 1st birthday.
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All students entering Kindergarten and 7th grade must have received 2 doses of varicella vaccine given 3 months apart with the 1st dose on or after the 1st birthday.
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Students 11 years of age and older entering 7th grade must have received one dose of Tdap vaccine unless they have received a dose of a Tetanus-containing vaccine within the past five years.
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All students entering the 7th grade must have received one dose of meningococcal vaccine.
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The new regulations can be found on the Immunization Program’s website:
http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/
school_regulations_2010.pdf
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As of August 1, 2010 all full time and matriculating freshmen students are required to show proof of 2 doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine and 2 doses of Varicella vaccine.
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As of September 1, 2010 children born January 1, 2009 or later and 12-23 months of age must have one dose of Hepatitis A vaccine.
As of September 1, 2010 the booster dose of Hib vaccine was re-instated for day care entry.
By January 1, 2011 and each January 1st thereafter, all children ages 6-59 months of age must receive at least one dose of flu vaccine between Sept. 1st and Dec. 31st of the preceding year.
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Religious Exemptions
Medical Exemptions
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