• In compliance with North Carolina law (General Statute 130A-152-157), parents/guardian shall ensure a child has received the required immunizations at the age required by law on or before the first day a student enters school. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to provide the immunization record no later that 30 days after the child enters school.  North Carolina Immunization Branch website :http://www.immunize.nc.gov/schools/k-12.htm

     

    NC Immunization requirements for School Entry

     

    All students entering school need the following vaccines:

    Immunization

    Dosage

    DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis)

    5 doses( last dose must be on or after age 4)

    Polio

    4 doses( last dose must be on or after age 4)

    Hib (haemophilus influenza type B)

    3-4 doses

    MMR (measles , mumps and rubella

    2 doses ( first dose must be on or after age 1)

    Hepatitis B

    3 doses ( last does must be after 24 weeks of age)

    Varicella (chicken pox)

    2 doses if entering kindergarten on or after 07/01/15. 1 dose if entered school before 07/01/15. (1st dose must be on or after age 1)

    Students entering 7th grade on or after 07/01/15 must have the following vaccines

    Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis)

    1 booster dose

    Meningitis( meningococcal)

    1 dose