St. Vincent de Paul School Los Angeles follows the
inoculation requirements of the CA Department of Health detailed here:
http://www.shotsforschool.org/
Provided are the State of California Requirements for Immunizations.
Parents are asked to contact their child’s pediatrician in order to update immunizations for students in grades K-8. An updated Immunization record will need to be brought into the office. A copy will be made of the updated record and placed in the child’s school file.
California Immunization Requirements for K-12th Grade
GRADE | NUMBER OF DOSES REQUIRED OF EACH IMMUNIZATION1, 2, 3 |
K-12 Admission | 4 Polio4 5 DTaP5 3 Hep B6 2 MMR7 2 Varicella |
(7th-12th)8 | K-12 doses + 1 Tdap |
7th Grade Advancement9,10 | 1 Tdap8 2 Varicella10 |
Requirements for K-12 admission also apply to transfer pupils.
Combination vaccines (e.g., MMRV) meet the requirements for individual component vaccines. Doses of DTP count towards the DTaP requirement.
Any vaccine administered four or fewer days prior to the minimum required age is valid.
Three doses of polio vaccine meet the requirement if one dose was given on or after the 4th birthday.
Four doses of DTaP meet the requirement if at least one dose was given on or after the 4th birthday. Three doses meet the requirement if at least one dose of Tdap, DTaP, or DTP vaccine was given on or after the 7th birthday (also meets the 7th-12th grade Tdap requirement. See fn. 8.)
One or two doses of Td vaccine given on or after the 7th birthday count towards the K-12 requirement.
For 7th grade admission, refer to Health and Safety Code section 120335, subdivision (c).
Two doses of measles, two doses of mumps, and one dose of rubella vaccine meet the requirement, separately or combined. Only doses administered on or after the 1st birthday meet the requirement.
For 7th-12th graders, at least one dose of pertussis-contain- ing vaccine is required on or after the 7th birthday.
For children in ungraded schools, pupils 12 years and older are subject to the 7th grade advancement requirements.
The varicella requirement for seventh grade advancement expires after June 30, 2025.
DTaP/Tdap = diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine Hep B = hepatitis B vaccine
MMR = measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine
Varicella = chickenpox vaccine
Instructions: California schools are required to check immunization records for all new student admissions at TK /Kindergarten through 12th grade and all students advancing to 7th grade before entry. Students entering 7th grade who had a personal beliefs exemption on file must meet the requirements for TK/K-12 and 7th grade. See shotsforschool.org for more information.
UNCONDITIONALLY ADMIT a pupil whose parent or guardian has provided documentation of any of the following for each immunization required for the pupil’s age or grade as defined in table above:
Receipt of immunization.
A permanent medical exemption.*
A personal beliefs exemption (filed in CA prior to 2016); this is valid until enrollment in the next grade span, typically at TK/K or 7th grade.†
CONDITIONALLY ADMIT any pupil who lacks documentation for unconditional admission if the pupil has:
Commenced receiving doses of all the vaccines required for the pupil’s grade (table above) and is not currently due for any doses at the time of admission (as determined by intervals listed in Conditional Admission Schedule, column entitled “EXCLUDE IF NOT GIVEN BY”), or
A temporary medical exemption from some or all required immunizations.* IMM-231 (1/21) California Department of Public Health • Immunization Branch • ShotsForSchool.org
