The
following
new
immunization
requirements
for
kindergarten,
seventh,
and
12th
grade
students
take
effect
on
July
1,
2021,
and
will
impact
requirements
for
the
coming
2021-22
school
year:-
Changes
regarding
kindergarten
school
entry
vaccination
requirements:
Before
children
enter
kindergarten
they
now
need
two
properly
spaced
doses
of
the
hepatitis
A
vaccine
(HAV).
The
first
dose
should
be
administered
at
age
12
months
or
older.
The
HAV
vaccine
requirement
is
an
addition
to
the
existing
kindergarten
vaccine
requirements
according
to
the
Advisory
Committee
on
Immunization
Practices
vaccine
schedule.
Prior
to
the
law
going
into
effect,
children
entering
kindergarten
were
not
required
to
have
the
HAV
vaccine.
Please note: Rising first grade students and above will be considered "grandfathered" and will not be required to receive the HAV vaccine doses.
-
Changes
regarding
school
entry
for
seventh
grade
students:
Children
entering
seventh
grade
are
required
to
present
proof
of
their
first
dose
of
the
human
papillomavirus
(HPV)
vaccine;
one
booster
of
the
tetanus,
diphtheria
and
pertussis
vaccine
(Tdap);
and
their
first
dose
of
the
meningococcal
conjugate
vaccine
(MenACWY).
All
are
required
for
both
boys
and
girls
before
entering
the
seventh
grade.
Please note: After reviewing educational materials approved by the Board of Health, the parent or guardian, at the parent's or guardian's sole discretion, may elect for the child not to receive the HPV vaccine.
- Changes regarding school entry for 12th-grade students: Children entering 12th-grade will need to have a booster dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY).
Visit
the
PWCS
Student
Services
Immunization
Requirements
webpage
for
more
information
on
immunization
requirements
for
students
in
grades
K-12
and
how
to
obtain
shots.
For
additional
information,
view
the
Virginia
Department
of
Education
(VDOE)
State
Superintendent's
Memo
095-21,
House
Bill
1090
Childhood
Vaccine
Requirements
Update
(PDF)
and
the
following
attachments: