Nurse's Office
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Questions?
Contact Nurse Dixie Furr at dixie.furr@mecklenburgcountync.gov
or Nurse Andrea Collier at andrea1.collier@cms.k12.nc.us
7th grade NC Immunization Requirements
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Tdap vaccine-7th Grade students are now required to have a booster dose of Tdap vaccine
Meningococcal vaccine– one dose is required entering the 7th grade or by age 12, whichever comes first.
Compliance Deadline
Students will be given 30 days from the first day of enrollment to meet this requirement. Please schedule your child’s appointment today with your primary care provider. You may also receive immunizations at the Mecklenburg County Health Department.
K-12 School Requirements
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North Carolina law requires all children in the state to receive certain immunizations. Records are checked when children enter school or child care.
Kindergarten
Vaccination requirements for kindergarten-age children can be found below:Vaccine Number Doses Required Before School Entry* Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 5 doses Polio 4 doses Measles 2 doses Mumps 2 doses Rubella 1 dose Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib) 4 doses Hepatitis B (Hep B) 3 doses Varicella (chickenpox) 2 doses 7th Grade
Vaccination requirements for 7th grade age children can be found below:Vaccine Number Doses Required Before School Entry* Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 5 doses Polio 4 doses Measles 2 doses Mumps 2 doses Rubella 1 dose Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib) 4 doses Hepatitis B (Hep B) 3 doses Varicella (chickenpox) 1 doses Tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis 1 dose Meningococcal conjugate 1 dose
