 Tetanus boosters are required
every 10 years. If your student will need a tetanus
booster shot before the next school year, you will be
notified in the mail. Click here to download the latest Immunization Requirements for 2008-09.
Immunization
Information
FREE CLINICS THIS SUMMER: The Sandoval County Public Health Office will be holding more free immunization clinics in May, June and July.
- May 29th from 8:30-11:00 and 1:30 - 4:00, and
- Every Thursday in June and July through 7/17/08
8:30-11:00 am and 1:30-4:00 pm
There is NO appointment necessary, and you must bring your child's shot record. The health office is located at 1500 Idalia, Bldg B, by the Sandoval County courthouse. For more information, call 867-2291.
Immunization Requirements in a nutshell:
Students must be current on all required immunizations before they will be permitted to attend school. The required immunizations are as follows:
DTP, DTaP, Td (Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis) |
Four doses; at least one must be given on or after the child’s fourth birthday. A three-dose original series is sufficient if immunization starts at 7 years of age or later. |
Td/Tdap (Tetanus/Diphtheria booster) |
Tdap is required for students entering the 7th grade if five or more years have passed since their last tetanus-containing vaccine. Tdap is required for students in grades 9-12 only if 10 or more years have passed since their last tetanus-containing vaccine. Boosters are recommended for adults every 10 years. |
Polio (OPV, IPV, or any combination of the two) |
Three doses are sufficient if all IPV or all OPV are used and the last dose is administered on or after the fourth birthday. If all three doses were administered before age four or the child received a combination of IPV and OPV, a fourth dose administered after age 4 is required. Regardless of age, four or more doses with a minimum of 28 days between each dose is acceptable. |
MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella)
A measles-containing virus vaccine can substitute for one of the MMR’s |
Two doses, the first administered on or after the child’s first birthday and the second administered at least 28 days after the first. Administration of the 2nd dose on/after the child’s fourth birthday is recommended. |
Hepatitis B |
Three doses with a minimum of 4 months between the first and third dose. If child is receiving immunization for the first time and is 11-15 years old, two-dose Recombivax HB vaccine is valid if second dose is administered at least 16 weeks after the first dose. |
Haemophilus Influenza type B (Hib)
Required for preschool students only |
3 doses with 1 after first birthday or 1 dose between 16 mo-5yr. |
Hepatitis A
Required for preschool students only |
One dose required by 18 months; two are recommended with at least six months between doses |
Varicella (Chickenpox)
Grades K-6 only |
Students entering kindergarten: two doses after the child’s first birthday with at least 28 days between first and second dose, grades 1-6: one dose; or for all grade levels written proof child is immune or has had disease (preferably medical or laboratory record). |
An annual influenza immunization is not required for school attendance; however, some physicians now recommend that children be immunized annually against flu viruses. Parents may wish to discuss this suggestion with their family doctor or health clinic.
The New Mexico Department of Health suggests that fifth and sixth-grade girls be vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) to provide prevention against the virus that causes cervical cancer. Parents may wish to discuss this suggestion with their family doctor or health clinic. This vaccination is not required for school attendance.
Please contact your family physician, health clinic, or the school nurse at your child’s school for more specific information about any of the required or suggested immunizations. |
Here
are links to important immunization documents:
Wondering
if you or your kids should get the flu shot this year?
Here is a terrific link to the Center
for Disease Control that gives lots of information
on current viruses, epidemics, and how to avoid getting
the flu!
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