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Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP) |
Day Care, K-12, Seventh Grade, Pre-K |
Day Care, Head Start, Pre-K- age appropriate (means that the number of doses of a vaccine a child should have received is dependent upon the child’s age, and this defined by CDC at (www.cdc.gov/nip).
K-12- Four or five doses required for children entering, attending, or transferring to Florida schools.
Effective with the 2007/2008 school year, children entering, attending, or transferring to the seventh grade or higher in Florida schools are required to have a Tetanus-diphtheria booster (Td or Tdap). |
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Hepatitis A |
None/No Requirements |
None/No Requirements |
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Hepatitis B |
Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten, Seventh Grade |
Day Care, PK, K-12 - 3 doses or age appropriate (means that the number of doses of a vaccine a child should have received is dependent upon the child’s age, and this defined by CDC at (www.cdc.gov/nip)
Kindergarten, Seventh Grade- three doses required for school entry
Adolescents eleven to fifteen years of age may receive the two dose series of Recombivax HB Adult vaccine |
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Hib |
Day Care, Head Start |
Day Care, Head Start- Age appropriate( means that the number of vaccines that a child should have received is dependent upon the child’s age, and this defined by CDC at (www.cdc.gov/nip) |
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Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) |
Day Care, Head Start, K-12, College/University |
Day Care, Head Start, K-12- one dose MMR after first birthday. Effective for K to 12 2008/2009: 2nd dose of mumps and rubella. Preferably as two doses of measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine in the combined form (MMRV).
Kindergarten, Seventh Grade- a second dose of measles vaccine (preferable as MMR), given at least one month after the first, is required prior to entry; Adolescents eleven to fifteen years of age may receive the two dose series of Recombivax HB Adult
College/University MR, M2- All freshman and new enrollees in public universities |
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Meningococcal |
College/University |
College/University - All college and university students who live in dorms are required 1 dose or student must sign a waiver or if minor, the waiver must be signed by the parent |
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Pneumococcal |
Day Care |
Pneumococcal Conjugate vaccine (Effective January 1, 2008 for children age 2 to 24 months) |
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Polio |
Day Care, Head Start, K-12 |
Day Care, Head Start- Age appropriate (means that the number of doses of a vaccine a child should have received is dependent upon the child’s age, and this defined by CDC at (www.cdc.gov/nip) 4th dose should be given after the child’s 4th birthday.
K-12- 4 doses unless 3rd dose after 4th birthday, then 3 doses |
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Varicella |
Day Care, K-12, Kindergarten |
Required for Day Care and Kindergarten as of the 2001-2002 school year. K-12- Two doses of varicella vaccine (kindergarten effective school year 2008/2009, then each year an additional grade). |
