Vaccines
Delaware
Updated: March 2, 2004
Contact Information
Delaware Department of Health & Social Services
Division of Public Health Immunization Program
Jesse Cooper Building
Federal and Water Streets
Dover, 19901
Phone: (302) 744-4543; (800) 282-8672
Fax: (302) 739-2358
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Delaware
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). One dose must be given on or after the 4th birthday, otherwise a 5th dose is required. Pertussis is not required after 7 years. If the 4th doses was given on or after the 4th birthday, the 5th dose is not required. Pertussis is not required. A booster of Td is recommended for all students, at age 11 or 12, or 5 years after the last DTaP, DTP or DT dose was administered.
K-12- 4 doses; 5 doses if 4th dose before 4th birthday |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Head Start, First Grade, Seventh Grade, Eighth Grade, Ninth Grade, Tenth Grade | 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).
Grades K-3 and 7-10 - 3 doses required. |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12, College/University | Day Care, Head Start, K-12- 2 doses required. First dose should be administered on or after 12 months. The 2nd dose after the 4th birthday.
2nd dose- K: after 4th birthday; grades 1-12: new entrants College, University- MMR, 2nd dose measles- All freshman and new enrollees |
| Meningococcal | College/University | All freshman and new enrollees |
| Pneumococcal | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Polio | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start- 3 doses unless the last dose was given prior to the 4th birthday, in which case a 4th dose should be given after the child’s 4th birthday.
K-12- 4 doses unless 3rd dose after 4th birthday, then 3 doses |
| Varicella | Day Care | Day Care, New Entrants - Children attending Day Care Facilities will be required to be vaccinated against Varicella or have a history of the disease beginning September 1, 2002. All new enterers to Private & Public Schools will be required to be vaccinated against Varicella or have a history of the disease beginning September 1, 2003. |
