State Vaccination Requirements
State Vaccination Requirements
- State Immunization Laws Database This tool contains results from a 50-state legislative review of laws requiring assessment of vaccination status and vaccine administration for healthcare workers and patients/residents. The review was conducted by CDC in 2005 and collected data on laws for the following types of facilities: hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, individual providers' practices, correctional facilities, and facilities for the developmentally disabled.
- Childcare and School Immunization Requirements for 2005-2006
"reflects state laws, regulations, or rule making that impose vaccination requirements for enrollment and/or attendance in day care, Head Start, kindergarten, grades 1 through 12, colleges, and universities." (39 pages - .pdf file)
Other Sources
- National Network for Immunization Information (NNii)
- Search for school entry requirements, state-by-state using NNii's database (includes contact information)
www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineInfo/index.cfm#state (exit) - Answers to Common Questions about School Immunization Laws (pdf) (exit)
- Sabin Vaccine Institute
Select by state to see immunization requirements by vaccine-preventable disease along with key information such as exceptions, special requirements, college mandates, etc.
www.sabin.org/guides/immunization07.html (exit)
- Immunization Action Coalition
Lists vaccine-preventable diseases, and then shows state mandates on immunization requirements
www.immunize.org/laws/ (exit)
CDC's MMWR, August 17, 2007
Vaccination Coverage Among Children in Kindergarten -- United States, 2006-07 School Year
More Resources
- Back-to-School immunizations (exit)
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This page last modified on August 16, 2007
Content last reviewed on May 7, 2007
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Content last reviewed on May 7, 2007
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases