Vaccines
Pennsylvania
Updated: August 8, 2002
Contact Information
Pennsylvania Department of Health - Division of Immunization
PO Box 90
Harrisburg, 17108
Phone: (717) 787-5681
Fax: (717) 772-4309
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Pennsylvania
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 DT with 1 dose on or after 4 th birthday for original entry in K or 1; 3 doses T and D for all other grades; pertussis not required |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten, First Grade, Seventh Grade | Day Care, Head Start, K-1, 7: 3 doses or 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-1: new entry. Entering 7th grade: 3 doses required.
Philadelphia will require appropriate dosage for Seventh grade entry beginning 2002-2003 school year |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- Age appropriate |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start, K-12- 1 dose after 1st birthday *K-12: 2 doses of measles vaccine are required prior to entry
K-12- 1 dose at 12 months of age or older
|
| Meningococcal | College/University | College/University - All college and university students who live in dorms are required 1 dose or student must sign a waiver or if minor, the waiver must be signed by the parent |
| Pneumococcal | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Polio | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start- Age appropriate
K-12- 3 doses |
| Varicella | Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten, First Grade, Seventh Grade | Day Care, Head Start, K-1, 7- 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/1 and 7th grade: 1 dose required for school entry. Chicken pox immunity proven by laboratory testing or documented history of the disease by the child’s parent/guardian/physician.
Kindergarten and First Grade- one dose required for school entrance beginning 2002-2003 school year Seventh Grade- Age appropriate dose required for entrance; Dose(s) required beginning 2002-2003 school year |
