KINDERGARTEN
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GRADES 1 - 5
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COLORADO MANDATORY IMMUNIZATION LAW
ADDITIONAL IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION
Immunization requirements will be strictly enforced for all school children. Children who do not meet the requirements will be denied admission to school. All students must submit a completed Certificate of Immunization or Exemption upon enrollment. A medical exemption must be signed by a licensed physician stating that the child's physical condition is such that immunizations would endanger life or health; or a religeous exemption signed by the parent or guardian that he/she adheres to a religeous belief whose teachings are opposed to immunizations. Immunization requirements listed below.
Table 1. MINIMUM NUMBER OF DOSES REQUIRED FOR
CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION--
Effective July 1, 2000
...................Level of School / Age of Student
| Vaccine | Child Care 2 - 3 mos |
Child Care 4 - 5 mos |
Child Care 6 - 14 mos |
Child Care 15 - 17 mos |
Pre-school 18 mos - 4yrs |
Grades K-12 5 - 18 yrs |
College |
| Pertussis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 -a | 5 -a,b,c | |
| Tetanus/Diptheria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 -a | 5 -a,b,c | |
| Polio-e | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 -a | 4 -a,f | |
| Measles/Mumps/Rubella-e,g | 1 | 1 | 2 -a,h | 2 -h,i | |||
| Haemophilus Influenza type b | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3/2/1 -j | 3/2/1 -j | ||
| Hepatitis B-e | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Varicella-e | 1 -a,g | 1 -a,g |
See Table 2 (on back of certificate) for the year of implementation of Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR-second dose), Hepatitis B (HB) and Varicella (VAR)
Footnotes:
a: Effective 7/1/2000.
b: Five doses of Pertussis, Tetanus,
and Diphtheria vaccines are required at school entry in Colorado
unless the 4th dose was given at 48 months (i.e., on or after the 4th birthday)
in which case only 4 doses are required.
c: If the student is > 7
years and has not had the required number of Pertussis doses, no
new or additional doses are required.
d: Any student > 7 years
at school entry in Colorado who has not completed a primary series
of 3 appropriately spaced doses of Tetanus and Diphtheria vaccine
may be certified after the 3rd dose if it is given > 6 months after
the 2nd dose.
e: For Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella,
or Hepatitis B, in lieu of Immunization, written evidence of a laboratory
test showing immunity is acceptable for the specific disease tested. For
Varicella, a laboratory test showing immunity or a disease history from
a health care provider, parent, or guardian is acceptable.
f: Four doses of Polio vaccine
are required at school entry in Colorado unless the 3rd dose was
given at > 48 months (i.e., on or after the 4th birthday) in
which case only 3 doses are required.
g: The 1st dose of Measles, Mumps
and Rubella vaccine and Varicella vaccine must have been administered
at > 12 months of age (i.e., on or after the 1st birthday) to
be acceptable.
h: If the student received a 2nd Measles
dose prior to July 1, 1992, the 2nd Rubella and Mumps doses are
not required. The 2nd dose of Measles vaccine or of Measles,
Mumps, and Rubella vaccine must have been administered at least 28
calendar days after the 1st dose.
i: Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine
is not required for college students born before January 1, 1957.
j: The number of Haemophilus Influenza
type b (HIB) vaccine doses required depends on both the student's current
age and the age when HIB vaccine was administered. If any dose is
given > 15 months, the HIB vaccine requirement is met.
For students who begin the series at < 12 months, 3 doses are required
of which at least 1 dose must be administered at > 12 months
(i.e., on or after the 1st birthday). If the 1st dose is given at 12 -
14 months, 2 doses are required. If the current age is 25 years, no new
or additional doses are required.
VERIFICATION OF ADDRESS
Please bring in current month's utility bill or lease agreement/mortgage papers. Parents' name must appear on proof of residence.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
It is very important that every student's school file maintain an up-to-date address, telephone number and emergency contact. Please notify the school immediately if you have a change of address, telephone number or emergency contact during the school year.
