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Immunization Requirements for School Attendance

Beginning with the 2009-10 school year, the Allegheny County Health Department updated immunization regulations for students in grades K – 12.Questions regarding fulfillment of these new requirements should be directed to your child’s physician or the Allegheny County Health Department. Childhood immunizations are administered free of charge to children through 18 years of age at the Allegheny County Vaccination Clinic located at 3441 Forbes Avenue in Oakland. Phone 412-578-8062 for hours of operation. Forms requesting medical or moral/religious exemptions to the immunization law can be obtained from your school nurse.

NEW REGULATIONS
ALL grades (K-12):
4 doses of tetanus, with 1 dose on or after the 4th birthday; 3 doses if series started after 7 years of age
4 doses of diphtheria, with 1 dose on or after the 4th birthday; 3 doses if series started after 7 years of age
3 doses of polio
2 doses of measles
2 dose of mumps
1 dose of rubella (German Measles)
3 doses of hepatitis B
*2 doses of varicella (chicken pox) vaccine or written statement from physician/designee indicating month and year of disease or serologic proof of immunity. Your child lacks the second dose.

Grades 7 – 12 (in addition to the above vaccines):
*1 dose of meningitis vaccine (MCV4)
*+ 1 dose of tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Tdap)

+Adolescents aged 11 – 18 who received Td, but not Tdap, should wait an interval of at least 5 years between TD and Tdap to reduce the risk for local and systemic reactions after Tdap vaccination. [Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)]

4. Under the requirements by grade level link, the form 1-N has been changed. It has been replaced with the attached two pages.

Contact your private health care provider, the Allegheny County Health Department (412) 578-8060, or www.county.allegheny.pa.us/achd/ for further information.