Vaccines
Michigan
Updated: February 3, 2014
Contact Information
Michigan Department of Community Health - Immunization Program
3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, 48906
Phone: (517) 335-8159
Fax: (517) 335-9855
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Michigan
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 | Day Care, Head Start- 2-3 months: 1 dose. 4-5 months: 2 doses. 6-14 months: 3 doses. 15 months - 6 years: 4 doses, 1 dose must be on or after 4th birthday.
K-12 - 7-18 years 4 doses D and T or 3 doses Td if #1 given on or after 7 years of age. 1 dose of Tdap*** for children 11 through 18
years
IF
5 years since the last dose of
tetanus/diphtheria containing vaccine.
1 dose of Tdap for children 11 through 18 years if 5 years since the last dose of tetanus/diphtheria containing vaccine.
|
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 - 2-3 months: 1 dose. 4-5 months: 2 doses. 15 months through 18 years: 3 doses. All 6th graders will be assessed for 3 doses. |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- 2-3 months: 1 dose due. 4-14 months, 2nd dose due. 1 dose after or on 15th month or completed series earlier. |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start, K-12- 1 dose after 1st birthday, 4 years through 18 years: 2 doses on or after 12 months. All 6th graders will be assessed for 2 doses of MMR.
7-12 - MMR required prior to entry |
| Meningococcal | 6th grade | 1 dose for children 11 years of age or older upon entry into 6 th grade or higher |
| Pneumococcal | Day Care, Head Start |
2-3 months: 1 dose. |
| Polio | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start- 2-3 months: 1 dose due. 4-14 months: 2nd dose due. 15 months to 4 years: 3rd dose due.
K-12 - 3 doses, 1 dose must be on or after 4th birthday. 7-18 years: 3 doses. All 6th graders will be assessed for 3 doses of polio. |
| Varicella | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 - 15 months - 4 years: 1 dose on or after 12 months. 4 years through 18 years: 1 dose if given on or after 12 months OR 2 doses if initiated on or after 13th birthday. All 6th graders will be assessed for varicella immunity (either with the vaccine or history of disease). |
