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Link to the Colorado Department of Heath and Environment Immunization
Program Information
1. Colorado
State Law requires that incoming Kindergarten students must have the following
immunizations/shots prior to entering school:
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5 DTP/DTaP
(Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis)*
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4
Polio*
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3
Hepatitis B (a three-shot series over six months)
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2 MMR
(Measles/Mumps/Rubella)
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** 2
Varicella (Chicken Pox) OR a History of Chicken Pox confirmed in
writing by your health care provider.
* The number
of DTP and polio immunization may vary depending on the age of the child
when the shots were given.
**this is a NEW
requirement).
2. Colorado State Law requires
that students entering 6th and 10th Grades must have the
TdaP (Tetanus/Diphtheria/Acellular Pertussis) immunization/shot
prior
to the start of school.
3. State
law requires all students to have either an up-to-date immunization
document or a signed exemption on file. Parents may sign a
personal or religious exemption available in the school office, or they
can contact their physician to obtain a medical exemption. In the
event of an outbreak, exempted persons may be subject to exclusion from
school and to quarantine. |
