Wisconsin Department of Health Services Releases Updates to Child Vaccination List for School
Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 -- 10:00 AM
(Bob Hague, Wisconsin Radio Network) The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has provide udpates to the child vaccination list for school.
The updates align the definition of a “substantial outbreak” for both schools and childcare centers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Changes for the 2024-25 school year include the requirement of a meningitis vaccine in seventh grade and a booster dose at twelfth grade, and students must be diagnosed by a qualified health provider to be exempt from a required chickenpox vaccine.
Some vaccine requirements for students entering grades kindergarten through seventh grade include four doses of the polio vaccine, three doses of hepatitis B, and two doses of measles, mumps, and rubella. More information is available at the DHS website.
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