Vacunas
Tennessee
Updated: Septiembre 10, 2002
Contact Information
Tennessee Department of Health
425 Fifth Avenue North
Cordell Hull Building - 4th Floor
Nashville, 37247
Phone: (615) 532-8482
Fax: (615) 741-3857
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Tennessee
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 or more 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) for all attendees. One dose must be given on or after the 4th birthday.
K-12 - 4 or more 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) for all attendees. One dose must be given on or after the 4th birthday. If starting series at age 7 or older, only 3 doses are required. |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten | Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten - 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 at www.cdc.gov/nip). 3 doses are required for entrance into K.
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| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- Age appropriate |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12, College/University | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 - 2 doses, given on or after the 1st birthday required.
College/University- two doses of MMR are required for full time students born after 1957 K-12- second dose of MMR is required prior to entry |
| Meningococcal | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Pneumococcal | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- entry requirement for all children born on or after July 1, 2001 |
| Polio | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 - 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). If the 3rd dose was given on or after the 4th birthday, the 4th dose is not needed |
| Varicella | Day Care, Head Start | Head Start - if born on or after 9/1/98 |
