Vaccines are required for Wisconsin students* You can get a copy of the Student Immunization Record from your school or download a copy.
At the start of the new school year, give the complete Student Immunization Record to the school. You can track and print your student's vaccine record through the Wisconsin Immunization Registry and/or your healthcare provider.
What vaccines and how many doses does my student need for school?
- 4 doses Polio
- 3 doses Hepatitis B
- 2 doses Varicella
- 4 doses DTaP/DTP/DT/TD
- 2 doses MMR
- 1 dose Tdap before starting 7th grade
*Vaccine requirements may be waived for health, religious, or personal conviction reasons.
Tdap Requirements for Middle and High School Students
The Wisconsin Student Immunization law requires that all students entering 7th grade receive a dose of Tdap vaccine. To be compliant with the school law, parents must provide their child's school with proof of immunization or claim a waiver.
1. What is Tdap? Tdap is a vaccine that protects against Tetanus, Diptheria, and Pertussis (whooping cough).
2. What grades are affected and what vaccine is required? All students entering grades 7 through 12 must have one does of Tdap.
3. What do parents need to do? Have your child vaccinated with Tdap vaccine if he or she has not already received the vaccine. Record the date of the immunization in the appropriate box on the enclosed Student Immunization Record, sign the form and return it to your child;s school. Be sure to add the Tdap vaccination date to the permanent immunization record you keep for your child. In the future ,your child may need to give these dates to other schools, colleges, or employers. To claim a waiver for health, religious or personal conviction reasons, follow the instructions on the Student Immunization Record and return the signed form to your child's school.
4. Are there exceptions to the Tdap vaccine requirements? Yes. If your child has received a tetanus-containing vaccine (such as Td) in the five years before he/she enters the grade in which it is required, your child is compliant and is not required to receive a Tdap. Check the box marked "Td" on the Student Immunization Record, enter the date it was received and return the signed form to school.
5. Once my child meets the Tdap requirement will he or she need to get another dose in a different grade? No. Tdap is a one time requirement. Once a child meets the vaccine requirements for the grade to which the requirement applies, no further doses are required. In other words, a student who receives Tdap before starting 7th grade does not need any more doses. If a child received a dose of Td vaccine within 5 years of entering 7th grade, that child has met the Tdap requirement(even though s/he has not actually received Tdap vaccine) and will not be required to receive Tdap vaccine now or in a future grade.???????
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