| Before a student can attend school, parents must provide proof of full immunization, proof that a schedule of immunization has been started or a certificate of exemption. Immunization must be provided against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, polio, mumps, measles, rubella, hepatitis B and varicella.
Students entering kindergarten must have received four doses of DTP, provided the last dose was given on or after the fourth birthday; 3 doses of polio, provided the last dose was given on or after the 4th birthday, two doses of MMR and varicella given on or after the first birthday and at least 28 days apart, and 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine.
Students entering the sixth grade must show proof of varicella vaccine or parent reported history of disease. As of July 1, 2007 students age 11 are required to show proof of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccination if it has been 5 years since receiving a tetanus-containing vaccine (DTap, DT, or Td).
If a student has been exempted from a vaccine, s/he will be excluded from school in the event of an outbreak of that particular disease.
Meningococcal vaccine and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are not required for school attendance, but families with adolescent students should have this information. Read more about each of these diseases, their causes, and symptoms at:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/Immunize/meningococcal.htm
http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/Immunize/documents/hpvvaccinefactsheet.pdf
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