Vaccines
Minnesota
Updated: August 29, 2002
Contact Information
Minnesota Department of Health - ITIH
PO Box 64975
St. Paul, 55164
Phone: (612) 676-5237
Fax: (612) 676-5689
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Minnesota
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, College/University | Day Care, Head Start- Under 15 months: age appropriate; 15 months to 4 years: 4 doses; greater than 4 years: 5 or more doses
K-12- 5 doses unless 4th dose after 4th birthday; Td booster at 11 + years of age for Grades 7-12 College, University- All Minnesota H.S. graduates after 1997 and all out of state enrollees born after 1956 |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Kindergarten, Seventh Grade | 3 doses required for K in 2000 school year and Grade 7 |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- Age appropriate |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12, College/University | Day Care, Head Start, K-12- 1 dose after 1st birthday
K-12- MMR- All Minnesota H.S. graduates after 1997 and all out of state enrollees born after 1956 7-12- 2nd dose of MMR required prior to entry
|
| Meningococcal | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| 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- Under 15 months: age appropriate; 15 months to 4 years old: 3 doses; 0-4 years old: 4 doses
K-12- 4 doses unless 3rd dose after 4th birthday, then 3 doses |
| Varicella | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
