As a part of your child’s requirements for school, a physical examination is required for students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, grades 2, 4, 7 and 10, as well as any newly registering student. A law was recently enacted that expands health screenings to include the dental health of students in New York State. All the above grades that children are required to have a physical examination, we are

required by this new law to request a dental certificate.  

Please call your school’s health office at the number listed below, if you have any questions

or concerns. Thank you for your cooperation in this new health endeavor. Our students benefit

when we work together to promote the health and achievement of all students.

2017-2018 Immunization Requirement for Meningococcal Vaccine

Beginning Sept. 1, 2016, all 7th and 12th grade students MUST HAVE proof of having been given Meningococcal vaccine (shot) in order to attend school.

Students entering Grade 7 in 2017 must have 1 dose of meningococcal vaccine. They will be required to get a booster at age 16.

Students entering Grade 12 in 2017 must have either:

• 2 doses of meningococcal vaccine with the booster dose given on or after age 16

• 1 dose if your child’s first dose was given on or after age 16

Starting this fall, New York State law will require parents/ guardians to give the school an immunization (shot) record that shows their child has received, or has appointment(s) to receive the required vaccine(s) (shots) in order to attend school. This record may be from a health care provider, health department, or an official immunization record from the child's former school.

The record must include:
1. Name of the vaccine
2. Date vaccine given
3. Who gave it, along with their title; or where it was given if at a clinic

Please contact your health care provider to make sure your child has what they need to attend school this fall. If you have questions or concerns about immunizations, please contact the school health staff at 762-8145. 

NOTES:

Children in a prekindergarten setting should be age-appropriately immunized. The number of doses depends on the schedule recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (A C  IP). For grades Pre-k through 8, intervals between doses of vaccine should be in accordance with the A C I P-recommended immunization schedule for persons 0 through 18 years of age. (Exception: intervals between doses of polio vaccine need to be reviewed only for grades prekindergarten, kindergarten, 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8.) Doses received before the minimum age or intervals are not valid and do not count toward the number of doses listed below. Intervals between doses of vaccine DO NOT need to be reviewed for grades 9 through 12. See footnotes for specific information for eachvaccine. Children who are enrolling in grade-less classes should meet the immunization requirements of the grades for which they are age equivalent.

Dose requirements MUST be read with the footnotes of this schedule.

Department of Health

1. Demonstrated serologic evidence of measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, varicella or polio (for all three serotypes) antibodies is acceptable proof of immunity to these diseases. Diagnosis by a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner that a child has had varicella disease is acceptable proof of immunity to varicella.

2. Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine. (Minimum age: 6 weeks)

• Children starting the series on time should receive a 5-dose series of D T a P vaccine at ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 months and at 15 through 18 months and at 4 years of age or older. The fourth dose may be received as early as age 12 months, provided at least 6 months have elapsed since the third dose. However, the fourth dose of D T a P need not be repeated if it was administered at least 4 months after the third dose of D T a P. The final dose in the series must be received on or after the fourth birthday.

• If the fourth dose of D T a P was administered at age 4 years or older, the fifth (booster) dose of D T a P vaccine is not required.

• For children born before 1/1/2005, only immunity to diphtheria is required and doses of D T and T d can meet this requirement.

• Children ages 7 through 10 years who are not fully immunized with the childhood D T a P vaccine series should receive T dap vaccine as the first dose in the catch-up series; if additional doses are needed, use T d vaccine. A T dap vaccine (or incorrectly administered D T a P vaccine) received at 7 years or age or older will meet the 6th grade T dap requirement.

• For children 7 years of age or older who received the first dose on or after their first birthday, the immunization requirement is 3 doses. If the first dose was received before their first birthday, then 4 doses are required.

3. Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis (T dap) vaccine. (Minimum age: 7 years)

• Students 11 years of age or older entering grades 6 through 12 are required to have one dose of T dap. A dose received at 7 years of age or older will meet this requirement.

• Students who are 10 years old in grade 6 and who have not yet received a Tdap vaccine are in compliance until they turn 11 years of age.

4. Poliovirus vaccine (I P V/O P V). (Minimum age: 6 weeks)

• Children starting the series on time should receive a series of I P V at ages 2 months, 4 months and at 6 through 18 months, and 4 years of age or older. The final dose in the series must be received on or after the fourth birthday and at least 6 months after the previous dose.

• For students who received their fourth dose before age 4 and prior to Aug. 7, 2010, 4 doses separated by at least 4 weeks is sufficient.

• If the third dose of polio vaccine was received at age 4 years or older and at least 6 months after the previous dose, the fourth dose of polio vaccine is not required.

5. Measles, mumps, and rubella (M M R) vaccine. (Minimum age: 12 months)

• The first dose of M M R vaccine must have been received on or after the first birthday. The second dose must have been received at least 28 days (4 weeks) after the first dose to be considered valid.

• Students in grades kindergarten through 12 must have received 2 doses of measles-containing vaccine, 2 doses of mumps-containing vaccine and at least 1 dose of rubella-containing vaccine.

• One dose of M M R is required for prekindergarten.

6. Hepatitis B vaccine

• Dose 1 may be given at birth or anytime thereafter. Dose 2 must be given at least 4 weeks (28 days) after dose 1. Dose 3 must be at least 8 weeks after dose 2 AND at least 16 weeks after dose 1 AND no earlier than 24 weeks of age.

• Two doses of adult hepatitis B vaccine (Recombivax) received at least 4 months apart at age 11 through 15 years will meet the requirement.

7. Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine. (Minimum age 12 months)

• The first dose of varicella vaccine must have been received on or after the first birthday. The second dose must have been received at least 28 days (4 weeks) after the first dose to be considered valid.

• For children aged less than 13 years, the recommended minimum interval between doses is 3 months (if the second dose was administered at least 4 weeks after the first dose, it can be accepted as valid); for persons aged 13 years and older, the minimum interval between doses is 4 weeks.

8. Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY). (Minimum age: 6 weeks)

• One dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menactra or Menevo) is required for students entering grade 7.

• For students in grade 12, if the first dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine was received at age 16 years or older, the second (booster) dose is not required.

9. Haemophilus influenzae type b (H i b) conjugate vaccine. (Minimum age: 6 weeks)

• Children starting the series on time should receive Hib vaccine at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months and at 12 through 15 months. Children older than 15 months must get caught up according to the ACIP catch-up schedule. The final dose must be received on or after 12 months of age.

• If 2 doses of vaccine were received before 12 months of age, only 3 doses are required with dose 3 at 12 through 15 months of age and at least 8 weeks after dose 2.

• If dose 1 was received at ages 12 through 14 months of age, only 2 doses are required with dose 2 at least 8 weeks after dose 1.

• If dose 1 was received at 15 months of age or older, only 1 dose is required.

• Hib vaccine is not required for children 5 years of age or older.

10. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (P C V). (Minimum age: 6 weeks)

• Children starting the series on time should receive P C V vaccine at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months and at 12 through 15 months. Children older than 15 months must get caught up according to the A C I P catch-up schedule. The final dose must be received on or after 12 months of age.

• Unvaccinated children 7 through 11 months of age are required to receive 2 doses, at least 4 weeks apart, followed by a third dose at age 12 through 15 months.

• Unvaccinated children 12 through 23 months of age are required to receive 2 doses of vaccine at least 8 weeks apart.

• If one dose of vaccine was received at 24 months of age or older, no further doses are required.

• For further information, refer to the P C V chart available in the School Survey Instruction
  
  Booklet at: www.health.ny.gov/prevention/immunization/schools

For further information contact:

New York State Department of Health Bureau of Immunization

Room 649, Corning Tower ESP Albany, NY 12237

(518) 473-4437

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Program Support Unit, Bureau of Immunization,

42-09 28th Street, 5th floor Long Island City, NY 11101 (347) 396-2433

Health Office Numbers

Franklin Health Office - 762-8345

Jefferson Health Office - 763-8430

Horace Mann Health Office - 762-8272

Roosevelt Health Office - 762-8289

Coolidge Health Office - 762-8290

MacArthur Health Office - 762-8355

Wilson Health Office - 763-8445

East Middle Health Office - 762-8117

West Middle Heath Office - 763-8454

Binghamton High School - 762-8237