Vaccines
New York
Updated: April 12, 2011
Contact Information
New York Department of Health
Corning Tower
Empire State Plaza
Albany, 12237
Phone: (518) 473-4437
Fax: (516) 473-1495
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of New York
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, DTP) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 |
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, and this defined by CDC at www.cdc.gov/nip). NYC schools: 4 doses 3 doses if born on or after 1/1/2005 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). NYC schools: 4 doses Tdap- 1 dose if born on or after 1/1/1994 and enrolling in grades 6 through 10 for the 2011-2012 school year |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Day Care, Head Start, K-12, Seventh Grade | Day Care, Head Start, K-12- 3 doses |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- 3 doses if less than 15 months of age or 1 dose administered on or after 15 months of age |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start- 2 doses of measles-containing vaccine and 1 dose each of mumps and rubella (preferably as MMR)
|
| Meningococcal | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Pneumococcal | Day Care, Head Start | Born on or after 1/1/2008 4 doses by 15 months of age, given at age-appropriate times and intervals |
| Polio | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Star, K-12- 3 doses |
| Varicella | Day Care, Sixth Grade |
DC, HS: Born on or after 1/1/2000 K-12- 1 dose for students born on or after 1/1/1998 or born on or after 1/1/1994 and enrolling in grades 6 through 12 for the 2011-2012 school year |
