Vacunas

Louisiana

Updated: Enero 14, 2014

Contact Information

Louisiana Office of Public Health
4747 Earhart Boulevard
Suite 107
New Orleans, 70125
Phone: (504) 483-1900
Fax: (504) 483-1998
Website

Vaccine Requirements for the State of Louisiana

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- Three (3) or Four (4) doses Diphtheria Tetanus Acellular Pertussis vacccine(DtaP) - Age appropriate (means that the number of doses of a vaccine a child should have received is dependent upon the child’s age, as defined by the CDC.)

K-12- New Entrants- Booster dose of Diphtheria Tetanus Acellular Pertussis vacccine (DtaP)received on after the 4th birthday

6th grade - One (1) dose of Tetanus Diphtheria Acellular Pertussis vaccine (Tdap)

Hepatitis A None/No Requirements None/No Requirements
Hepatitis B Kindergarten 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)
Hib Day Care, Head Start Day Care, Head Start- Three (3)doses of Haemophilus Influenza Type B  vaccine (Hib)
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Day Care, Head Start, K-12 Day Care, Head Start, New Entrants (K-12)- 2 doses, 1 dose after 1st birthday

New Entrants- Required prior to entry

Meningococcal Sixth Grade One (1) Meningococcal Vaccine (MCV-4) 
Pneumococcal Day Care, Head Start, Kindergarten Three (3) doses of Pneumococcal Conjugate vaccine (PCV) for children less than 24 months of age.  If a child is less than 24 months of age and has received 4 doses of PCV-7 he/she is to get a single dose of PCV-13 for Daycare and Head Start.
Polio Day Care, Head Start, K-12 Day Care, Head Start - Two (2)or (3)Three doses of polio vaccine (IPV)

K-12 - Booster dose of Poliovirus vaccine (IPV) received on after the 4th birthday.

Varicella Day Care, Kindergarten, Sixth Grade, Pre-K Day Care, Head Start - One(1) dose of Varicella Vaccine(Var)

K-12 - Two (2) doses of Varicella vaccine (Var)

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