Vacunas
Nebraska
Updated: Enero 2, 2008
Contact Information
Department of Health & Human Services
PO Box 95044
Lincoln, 68509
Phone: 402/471-3727
Fax: 402/471-6426
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Nebraska
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- 4 doses of DTaP, DTP. or DT.
K-12- K or 1st grade, 7th grade: 3 doses of DTaP, DTP, DT, or Td vaccine, one given on or after the 4th birthday. |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Kindergarten, First Grade, Seventh Grade | 3 doses of pediatric Hepatitis B vaccine or 2 doses of adolescent vaccine if student is 11-15 years of age. |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- 3 doses or 1 dose given at or after 15 months of age |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start - 1 dose of MMR or MMRV on or after 1st birthday.
K-12 - 2 doses of MMR or MMRV vaccine, given on or after 12 months of age and separated by at least one month. |
| 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- Age appropriate up to 3 doses; K-12- 3 doses |
| Varicella | Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten, First Grade, Seventh Grade | Day Care, Head Start - 1 dose of varicella (chickenpox) or MMRV given on or after 12 months of age. Written documentation (including year) of varicella disease from parent, guardian, or health care provider will be accepted..
K-12 - 1 dose of varicella (chickenpox) or MMRV if given on or after 12 months of age and prior to 13 years of age. If given at over 13 years of age, 2 doses of varicella (no MMRV), separated by at least one month. Written documentation (including year) of varicella disease from parent, guardian, or health care provider will be accepted. (For the 2007-2008 school year this includes students in grades kindergarten, 1st, 2nd,, 3rd, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th, plus all out of state transfer students). |
