New Vaccination Requirements for Kids in Wisconsin Schools and Child Care Centers

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 -- 1:00 PM

(Bob Hague, Wisconsin Radio Network) New vaccination requirements for kids in Wisconsin schools and child care centers.

According to Bob Hague with the Wisconsin Radio Network, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services  announces updates that include a requirement for meningitis vaccination and that chickenpox infection must be documented by a qualified medical professional.

There is no change to existing exemption options for medical, religious, or philosophical reasons. These changes align with long-standing childhood vaccine recommendations made by a CDC advisory committee.

The new requirements were initially implemented in February, but paused in early March when some were suspended by the legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.

That suspension expired at the end of the legislative session on April 15 making the requirements now fully in effect.

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