Vaccines
Indiana
Updated: March 2, 2004
Contact Information
Indiana State Department of Health -Communicable Diseases
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, 46204
Phone: (317) 233-7704
Fax: (317) 233-7805
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Indiana
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- 2-6 years of age: 4 doses. 6-23 months: 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-1- 4 doses; Grades 2-12: 3 doses College, University- Td- State residential campuses |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade | K-2- 3 doses |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- 1 dose given on or after 15 months. |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start, K-12- 1 dose after 1st birthday
K,1,6- 2nd dose measles is required prior to entry to Grade 6; al new enterers for K or Grade 1 College, University- State residentail campuses (MMR and 2nd dose measles) |
| 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- 6 months to 23 months: 2 doses. 24 months to 6 years: 3 doses.
K-12 - 4 doses unless 3rd dose after 4th birthday, then 3 doses.
|
| Varicella | Day Care, Head Start | 1 dose requried beginning 1/1/03 |
