Immunization Requirements

2009-2010 NEW IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

For incoming kindergarten students:

NEW: Hepatitis A is now REQUIRED; children must receive 2 doses 6 months apart

NEW: 2 doses of chickenpox vaccine IF the child has not had chickenpox disease
........ (parental statement is required for proof of disease; form available at campus)

NEW: 2 doses of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella); previous requirement allowed 1 dose MMR
.........and 2nd dose measles only


For students entering 7th grade:

NEW: meningitis vaccine required

NEW: 2nd dose of chickenpox vaccine if child has not had disease
........ (parental statement is required for proof of disease; form available at campus)

NEW: A booster dose of Tdap will be required if it has been at least 5 years since the
........ .last dose of DPT; Td is acceptable if a pertussis containing vaccine is medically contraindicated


These are NEW updates only; please see IMMUNIZATION requirements for a complete list of state required immunizations for all school age children.

Valley Mills Policy On-Line

Clinics

VMISD Flu Shot Clinics - schedules for 2009-2010 school year to be announced.

For more information contact the District Nurse

Holly Crawford, RN
254-932-5526 - elementary
254-932-5251 - High School

Waco-McLennan County Public Health District
225 West Waco Drive
Waco, TX 76707
254-750-5493

Scott & White-Fish Pond Clinic
Waco, TX
254-761-4444

Providence Health Center
Waco, TX
254-751-4000

Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center
Waco,TX
254-202-2000

Texas Immunization Requirements www.ImmunizeTexas.com

In Summary:

A student must be fully immunized against certain diseases or must present a certificate or statement that, for medical reasons or reasons of conscience, including a religious belief, the student will not be immunized. For exemptions based on reasons of conscience, only official forms issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services, Immunization Branch, can be honored by the district. The immunizations required are: diphtheria, rubeola (measles), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and varicella (chicken pox). The school nurse can provide information on age-appropriate doses or on an acceptable physician-validated history of illness required by the Department of State Health Services. Proof of immunization may be established by personal records from a licensed physician or public health clinic with a signature or rubber-stamp validation.

If a student should not be immunized for medical reasons, the student or parent must present a certificate signed by a U.S. licensed physician stating that, in the doctor's opinion, the immunization required poses a significant risk to the health and well-being of the student or member of the student's family or household. This certificate must be renewed yearly unless the physician specifies a life-long condition. [For further information, see policy FFAB(LEGAL) and the Department of State Health Services Web site: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/school/default.shtm .]