This Fall, for the first time, Arizona children 11 years and older entering 6th and 7th grades will be required to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease (with the quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine, MCV4) and pertussis (with the tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine, Tdap) prior to school entry if 5 years have passed since their last tetanus/diphtheria containing vaccination.
We are pleased to offer materials to supplement your existing efforts to educate parents about the importance of preventing these diseases.
These materials can be downloaded free of charge. We encourage you to share them with parents, students, and school faculty and staff.
Find out if your children’s shots are up-to-date in accordance with
the new 2009-2010 school year immunization requirements.
NEW -
Hib Vaccine Booster Suspension
is Extended
NEW - 4-Day Grace Period for Vaccine Doses Administered in AZ
NEW - January 5 Rules Summary
Arizona schools
must submit an annual Immunization Data Report
(IDR) on students enrolled in preschool, pre-k, kindergarten,
sixth and tenth grades by November 15th each year. Childcare centers, small group childcare homes and Head Start programs must submit annual Immunization Data Reports on children born on or
after 10/1/2003.
Learn more ...
It's best for children to receive immunizations at their "medical home"; however, free immunizations for children under age 19 are available throughout the state. Find out
where to get immunizations.
Recommended Immunization Schedules are updated at least once a year - this is the most current version.
What childhood diseases can immunizations prevent? 90,000+ children are born in Arizona each year, and protecting them from 13 vaccine preventable diseases is the first step to a healthy future.
The Internet can be a great source of information, but a lot of misinformation also exists on the web. For reliable information from reputable sources, see these
Links to Immunization Related Websites.
See Arizona Immunization Program Office Activities for a brief overview of what state experts are doing to protect Arizona residents from vaccine preventable diseases.
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