Vaccines
Louisiana
Updated: July 16, 2009
Contact Information
Louisiana Office of Public Health
4747 Earhart Boulevard
Suite 107
New Orleans, 70125
Phone: (504) 483-1900
Fax: (504) 483-1998
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Louisiana
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- New Entrants- 4-5 doses, 1 dose after 4th birthday College, University- Td- Freshman and new enrollees |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Kindergarten | 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) |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- Age appropriate |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start, New Entrants (K-12)- 2 doses, 1 dose after 1st birthday
New Entrants- Required prior to entry |
| Meningococcal | Sixth Grade | Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year and continuing thereafter, a student shall provide satisfactory evidence of current immunizations against meningococcal disease, and any other age appropriate vaccines, as a condition of entry into the sixth grade. Further, any student who has attained the age of eleven years or who is entering grade other than grade six shall provide satisfactory evidence of current immunizations against meningococcal disease and any other age appropriate vaccines as a condition of entry into that grade. |
| Pneumococcal | Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten | Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7 – for children less than 24 months of age); |
| Polio | 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 - 4 doses, last dose after 4th birthday |
| Varicella | Day Care, Kindergarten, Sixth Grade, Pre-K | Beginning in school year 2009-2010, two (2) doses of Varicella vaccine shall be required in Louisiana schools for entry into Pre-K, Kindergarten, Daycare, and HeadStart programs for children aged 4 years and older. If a second dose of Varicella vaccine has been received at least 30 days after the first dose, no additional doses are required. This is in addition to the regular age appropriate vaccines required depending on the child’s age.
Two doses required for students entering middle school. |
