Vaccines
Arkansas
Updated: July 28, 2005
Contact Information
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, 72205
Phone: (501) 661-2169
Fax: (501) 661-2300
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Arkansas
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- 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- 3 doses. The last dose of DTaP, DTP, DT, or Td must have been administered on or after the child’s 4th birthday. |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start, 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 at www.cdc.gov/nip). K, 7, and all transfer students: 3 doses are required. 7th graders and Transfer students 11-15 years of age may use an alternative two dose schedule. |
| 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 measles are required. The first dose must have been administered on or after the child’s 1st birthday. 1 dose of rubella and 1 dose of mumps are required, each administered on or after the 1st birthday.
2nd dose - 2 MCV: 1st dose on/after 1st birthday and 2nd dose after 28 days College, University- required prior to entry |
| 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
K-12- 3 doses, last dose after 4th birthday |
| Varicella | Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten | Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten - One dose must be administered on or after the child’s 1st birthday. |
