Vaccines
Mississippi
Updated: August 29, 2002
Contact Information
Mississippi Department of Human Services
750 North State Street
Jackson, 39202
Phone: (601) 576-7751
Fax: (601) 359-4422
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Mississippi
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- 4 doses, 1 dose after 4th birthday; 3 doses Td after 7 years of age, pertussis is not needed after 7 years of age. |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | K-12 | K-12 - School Entry only: 3 doses required |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- Age appropriate, (according to Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule at www.cdc.gov/nip) |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12, College/University | Day Care, Head Start, K-12- 1 dose after first birthday
K-12- 2nd dose measles required prior to entry College, University- MMR, M2- New enrollees at State 4-year colleges |
| 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- Age appropriate, (according to Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule at www.cdc.gov/nip).
K-12- 3 doses, last dose on or after 4th birthday |
| Varicella | Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten | Age appropriate (according to Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule at www.cdc.gov/nip). |
