Vacunas
Louisiana
Updated: Enero 14, 2014
Contact Information
Louisiana Office of Public Health
4747 Earhart Boulevard
Suite 107
New Orleans, 70125
Phone: (504) 483-1900
Fax: (504) 483-1998
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Louisiana
Vaccine requirements may be relaxed or eliminated in some regions and/or states due to shortages in the manufacture of some vaccines. Please contact your healthcare provider, or your local public health department for more information.
| Vaccine | Age/Grade | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start- Three (3) or Four (4) doses
Diphtheria Tetanus Acellular Pertussis vacccine(DtaP) - Age appropriate (means that the number of doses of a vaccine a child should have received is dependent upon the child’s age, as defined by the CDC.)
K-12- New Entrants- Booster dose of Diphtheria Tetanus Acellular Pertussis vacccine (DtaP)received on after the 4th birthday 6th grade - One (1) dose of Tetanus Diphtheria Acellular Pertussis vaccine (Tdap) |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Kindergarten | K-12 - 3 doses, 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) |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- Three (3)doses of Haemophilus Influenza Type B vaccine (Hib) |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start, New Entrants (K-12)- 2 doses, 1 dose after 1st birthday
New Entrants- Required prior to entry |
| Meningococcal | Sixth Grade | One (1) Meningococcal Vaccine (MCV-4) |
| Pneumococcal | Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten | Three (3) doses of Pneumococcal Conjugate vaccine (PCV) for children less than 24 months of age. If a child is less than 24 months of age and has received 4 doses of PCV-7 he/she is to get a single dose of PCV-13 for Daycare and Head Start. |
| Polio | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start - Two (2)or (3)Three doses of
polio vaccine (IPV)
K-12 - Booster dose of Poliovirus vaccine (IPV) received on after the 4th birthday. |
| Varicella | Day Care, Kindergarten, Sixth Grade, Pre-K | Day Care, Head Start - One(1) dose of Varicella
Vaccine(Var) K-12 - Two (2) doses of Varicella vaccine (Var) |
