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ARE YOUR SHOT RECORDS UP TO DATE?
Bandera, Texas
● August 3, 2009
Starting this school year,
additional changes have been made to the immunization
requirements for all children in Texas Public Schools.
Parents are encouraged to check to see if their
children’s shot records are up to date and to please
contact their campus and speak with a Bandera ISD School
Nurse. A complete list of vaccination requirements for
the 2009-2010 school year are available in the Family
Center at www.banderaisd.net.
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-containing 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.
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