Nevada follows the guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

You may see these guidelines at:

0-6 years or 7-18 years.

All students are required to be current in their immunizations to attend school in state of Nevada. Students who are not up-to-date with their vaccines will be excluded from school.

The new requirements for school attendance for the 2011 - 2012 school year for Nevada:

PreSchool Students: Must have received four (4) doses of Prevnar (pneumococcal) and their 4-year-old booster immunizations.

Seventh Grade Students: Must have received a Tdap vaccination before the start of the 7th grade.

Hepatitis A - All students in the state of Nevada are required to be vaccinated against Hepatitis A.

Varicella - All students must have received two doses of varicella vaccine.

Nevada follows the CDC recommended schedule for childhood vaccines. Your child must have received the following vaccines for school enrollment:

• DTAP: 5 doses
• Polio: 4 doses
• MMR: 2 doses
• Hepatitis B: 3 doses
• Hepatitis A: 2 doses
• Varicella: 2 doses
• Pneumococcal: 4 doses (Preschool children)
• Meningitis: 1 dose, second due prior to 7th grade
• Haemophilis influenzae type B: 4 doses (Age appropriate - Preschool children)

Please contact the school nurse if you have any questions regarding your child's immunization status.