The Sharon Academy

Requirements: Effective August 2008

For students entering 7th grade will be required to have received all of the following:

• 5 DTaP - 4 if the 4th dose was given on/after the 4th birthday
• 4 Polio - 3 if the 3rd dose was given on/after the 4th birthday
• 2 Measles
• 2 Mumps
• 2 Rubella
• 3 Hepatitis B
• 2 Varicella - waived if the parent or guardian presents a Department-supplied form indication the student has a history of the disease
• 1 Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (only required for students attending residential-based schools such as boarding schools)
• 1 Tdap booster

Students entering a post-secondary school will be required to have received the following:

• 1 Tdap/Td booster administered within the past 10 years
• 2 Measles
• 2 Mumps
• 2 Rubella
• 3 Hepatitis B
• 1 Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (only required for first year students living in dormitories)
• 2 Varicella - waived if student presents a Department-supplied form indication the student has a history of the disease

To view new immunization regulations, please visit the following website: http://healthvermont.gpv/hc/imm/index.aspx

Vermont Recommended Immunization Schedule:

Name/key of immunizations:

DTaP: diphtheria, tetanus (lock jaw), pertussis (whooping cough)

Hepatitis A & B: serious liver diseases

HPV: human papillomavirus, causes cervical cancer

Hib: haemophilus Influenzae, a brain, throat and blood infection

Influenza: a very contagious  viral infection

Meningococcal: a blood infection and/or meningitis

MMR: measles, mumps and rubella

PCV: pneumococcal, a blood, lung, and brain infection

Polio: causes paralysis

Rotavirus: causes severe diarrhea

Tdap: tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis for children 10 or younger

Varicella: Chickenpox