| Immunization
Changes for 2009-2010
The Executive Commissioner
on Health and Human Services approved several revisions
to the “Immunization Requirements for Children and
Students in Texas Public and Private Schools”. The
changes to the requirement were made in order to update
the Texas elementary and secondary school immunization
requirements so that they adhere more closely to the
recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices.
These changes include:
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Hepatitis A Vaccine
– Beginning August 1, 2009 all students entering
kindergarten statewide will be required to have 2
doses of Hepatitis A vaccine.
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Measles, Mumps,
Rubella (MMR) Vaccine - Beginning August 1, 2009
all students entering kindergarten will be required
to have 2 doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
vaccine.
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Varicella Vaccine
- Beginning August 1, 2009 all students entering
kindergarten and 7th grade will be
required to have 2 doses of Varicella Vaccine. A
written statement from a parent or guardian, school
nurse, or physician attesting to a child’s positive
history of Varicella disease (chickenpox), or of a
Varicella immunity, is acceptable in lieu of either
dose of Varicella Vaccine.
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Tetanus, Diphtheria
and Acellular Pertussis-Containing Vaccine (Tdap)
– Beginning August 1, 2009 all students entering the
seventh grade will be required to have one dose of
Tdap vaccine. Students in the seventh grade will be
required to have a booster dose of Tdap only if it
has been five years since their last dose of a
tetanus-conaining vaccine. Students in grades 8-12
are required to have a booster dose of Tdap if it
has been ten years since their previous dose of a
tetanus-containing vaccine. Td is acceptable in lieu
of Tdap if a contraindication to pertussis exists.
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Meningococcal
Vaccine – Beginning August 1, 2009 all students
entering seventh grade will be required to have one
dose of meningococcal vaccine.
Parents of Bandera ISD
students and future students are encouraged to contact
the campus nurse’s office if they have any questions. A
complete list of vaccination requirements for the
2009-2010 school year are available in the Family Center
at www.banderaisd.net.
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