Vacunas
Massachusetts
Updated: Marzo 2, 2004
Contact Information
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington St.
Boston, 02108
Phone: (617) 624-6000
Fax: (617) 624-6001
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Massachusetts
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, Eleventh Grade, College/University | Day Care, Head Start- 4 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 at www.cdc.gov/nip)
K: 5 doses unless 4th after 4th birthday, then 4 doses. Grades 1-6: at least 4 doses ofDTAP/DTP or at least 3 doses of Td. Grades 7-10: at least 4 doses DTAP/DTP or at least 3 doses of Td, plus 1 Td booster if it has been at least 5 years since their last does of DTaP/DTP/DT. Grades 11-12: 4 doses of DTaP/DTP or 3 doses Td. College/University - Td: All full-time enrollees and all full- and part-time health science students required 1 Td booster within the last 10 years. |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Day Care, Head Start, K-12, College/University | Day Care, Head Start, K-10: 3 doses required
College/University - 3 doses required for all full and part-time health science majors and all full-time freshmen and sophmores.
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| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- 3 or 4 doses depending on vaccine; 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 at www.cdc.gov/nip) |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12, College/University | Day Care, Head Start, K-12- 1 dose after 1st birthday
K-12- 2nd dose measles is required prior to entry College, University- MMR: All full-time enrollees, 1 dose after 1st birthday. M: 2nd dose measles required for all full-time enrollees and all full and part-time health majors. |
| Meningococcal | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Pneumococcal | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Polio | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start- At least 3 doses needed, 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 at www.cdc.gov/nip)
K-12- 4 doses required unless 3rd dose given after 4th birthday, then only 3 doses needed; 4 doses required if IPV/OPV sequential schedule given |
| Varicella | Day Care, Head Start, K-12, First Grade | Day Care, Head Start, K-3, 7-10: 1 dose; 2 doses if the child is 13 years of age or older. |
