Vaccines

Iowa

Updated: December 18, 2013

Contact Information

Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, 50319
Phone: 515/281-4917
Fax: 800/831-6292
Website

Vaccine Requirements for the State of Iowa

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, K-12 Day Care- 2-18 months of age: 1 dose required. 18 months of age and older: 3 doses.

K-12- 3 doses, with at least 1 dose of diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis-containing vaccine received on or after 4 years of age if the applicant was born on or before September 15, 20002 ; or 4 doses, with at least 1 dose of diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis-containing vaccine received on or after 4 years of age if the applicant was born after September 15, 2000, but before September 15, 2003; or 5 doses with at least 1 dose of diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis-containing vaccine received on or after 4 years of age if the applicant was born on or after September 15, 2003;

1 time dose of tetanus/ diphtheria/acellular pertussis-containing vaccine (Tdap) for applicants in grades 7 and above, if born on or after September 15, 2000; regardless of the interval since the last tetanus/diphtheria containing vaccine.

Hepatitis A None/No Requirements None/No Requirements
Hepatitis B K-12 3 doses for all children born after 7/1/94
Hib Day Care, Head Start Day Care, Head Start- 2-18 months at least 1 dose required; 18 months or older 3 doses required; or 1 dose after 15 months of age
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Day Care, K-12 K-12 - 1 dose measles and rubella required for children 15 months and older; 2nd dose required if enrolled after 7/3/91; mumps not required

Day Care - 1 dose required for children 18 months and older

Meningococcal None/No Requirements None/No Requirements
Pneumococcal Day Care, Head Start

4 doses; or 3 doses if the applicant received 1 or 2 doses before 12 months of age; or 2 doses if the applicant has not received any previous doses or has received 1 dose on or after 12 months of age. 1 dose if no doses had been received prior to 24 months of age.

Pneumococcal vaccine is not indicated for persons 60 months of age or older.

Polio Day Care, K-12 Day Care- 2-18 months of age: 1 dose required. 18 months of age and older: 3 doses.

K-12- 3 doses, last dose after 4th birthday

Varicella Day Care, K-12 1 dose received on or after 12 months of age if the applicant was born on or after September 15, 1997, but born before September 15, 2003, unless the applicant has had a reliable history of natural disease; or 2 doses received on or after 12 months of age if the applicant was born on or after September 15, 2003, unless the applicant has a reliable history of natural disease.

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