In compliance with North Carolina law (General Statute 130A-152-157), parents/guardian shall ensure a child has received the required immunizations at the age required by law on or before the first day a student enters school. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to provide the immunization record no later that 30 days after the child enters school. North Carolina Immunization Branch website :http://www.immunize.nc.gov/schools/k-12.htm
All students entering school need the following vaccines: |
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Immunization |
Dosage |
DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis) |
5 doses( last dose must be on or after age 4) |
Polio |
4 doses( last dose must be on or after age 4) |
Hib (haemophilus influenza type B) |
3-4 doses |
MMR (measles , mumps and rubella |
2 doses ( first dose must be on or after age 1) |
Hepatitis B |
3 doses ( last does must be after 24 weeks of age) |
Varicella (chicken pox) |
2 doses if entering kindergarten on or after 07/01/15. 1 dose if entered school before 07/01/15. (1st dose must be on or after age 1) |
Students entering 7th grade on or after 07/01/15 must have the following vaccines |
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Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) |
1 booster dose |
Meningitis( meningococcal) |
1 dose |