Vaccines

Maine

Updated: January 17, 2014

Contact Information

Maine Department of Human Services - Bureau of Health
DHS 11 SHS
2 Bangor Street
Augusta, 4333
Phone: (207) 287-3746
Fax: (800) 867-4775
Website

Vaccine Requirements for the State of Maine

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 the CDC.)

K-12- 5 doses of any DTP containing vaccine or DT. If the 4th dose was administered on or after the 4th birthday, then only 4 doses are required.

College, University- 1 dose of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP); diphtheria, tetanus (DT); or tetanus and, diphtheria (Td) toxoid within 10 years prior to enrollment.

Hepatitis A Day Care, Head Start 2 doses
Hepatitis B Day Care, Head Start  3 doses
Hib Day Care, Head Start Day Care, Head Start- 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)
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Day Care, Head Start, K-12 Day Care, Head Start, K-12- 2 doses, 1st dose must be after 1st birthday. 4 weeks must separate 2 doses.

K-8- 2nd dose measles is required (Since Fall 1997)

MMR - All attendees born after 1956

 

Meningococcal None/No Requirements None/No Requirements
Pneumococcal Day Care, Head Start 4 doses by 15 months of age (age appropriate)
Polio Day Care, Head Start, K-12 Day Care, Head Start- 4 doses are necessary. The 1st dosemust be administered at least 6 weeks after birth, with subsequent doses given at least 4 weeks apart. The 4th dose is not needed if the 3rd dose is given on or after the 4th birthday.

K-12- Age appropriate

Varicella Kindergarten, First Grade K-1 - 1 dose is required for children entering K and 1st grade.

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