Recommended or Required?
Recommended or Required?
Do You Know the Difference?
Federal Recommendations
Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) publishes immunization schedules for persons aged 0
through 18 years. These schedules summarize recommendations
for routine vaccines for children ages 18 years and younger. State Requirements
Prior to entry, attendance or transfer to preschools. schools
(K-12), licensed child care facilities, and family day care homes.
each child shall have on file a Florida Certification of Immunization
(Form DH 680) documenting the completion of all required
vaccine doses.
Vaccine Name
Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (whooping cough) Vaccine
DTaP Ages of Recommended Doses
Months Years School
Requirements
Child care/K-12 2 4 6 • • 1548 44
Hepatitis A Hep A . 1243
Hepatitis 8 Hep 8 Birth 14 • 6-18 • K-12
Haemophilus inllueuae type B Hib 2 • 4 6 12-1S. . Child care
Human Rapillomavirus Vaccine HPV 2111 1112-3 doses
Inactivated Polio Vaccine IPV r 4 Kill 44 Child care/X-12
Influenza Vaccine Flu Aitntsilly
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine MCV 11-12 16
Measles-Mumps-Rubella MMR 12415.. 4-6 Child care/K-12
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine PCV 2 4- 6 11440 • Child care
Rotavirus RV 1 4 4
Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (whooping cough) Tdap 11.12 ' 7-12 grades
Varicella (chickenpox) Varicella .12-15 _ 44 Child care/K-I2
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 850-245-4342 OR VISIT WWW.IMMUNIZEFLORIDA.ORG.
Immunizing Florida. Protecting Health.
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