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Immunizations

All students are required to have updated immunizations.  The State of Massachusetts requires the following to enter Kindergarten

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3 doses Hep B vaccine

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5 doses Dtap/Dtp/Dt/Td

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4 doses Polio vaccine

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2 doses MMR vaccine

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1 dose varicella vaccine

The following immunizations are required for all students entering seventh grade

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2 doses MMR (or 2 doses of a measles-containing vaccine and 1 dose each of mumps and rubella vaccines)

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3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine (or 2 doses if adolescent has received the Recombivx HB 2-dose adolescent schedule option)

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1 or 2 doses of varicella vaccine (1 dose if less than 13 years of age;  2 doses if 13 or older) or physicial-certified reliable history of chicken pox disease

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1 booster dose of Td or Tdap (if it had been 5 years or more since the last dose of DTaP, DTP, or DT was given)

The following immunizations are recommended for all students entering seventh grade:

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While not required, 2 doses of MMR (or mumps-containing vaccine) are recommended for all students

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While not required, a second dose of varicella vaccine is not recommended for all children under age 13

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While not required, annual influenza vaccination is recommended for al school-aged children

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While meningococcal vaccine is required only for all newly enrolled full-time students attending a secondary school with grades 9-12 (in the case of ungraded classrooms, those with students 13 years or older) who will be living in a dormitory or comparable congregate living arrangement licensed or approved by the secondary school, it is recommended for all 11-12 year olds