York County News

Hanover Senior High School issued the following announcement.

For attendance in Pennsylvania schools, ALL students in ALL grades must have the following vaccinations:

• 4 doses of tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (4th dose on or after 4th birthday)
• 4 doses of polio (4th dose on or after 4th birthday and at least 6 months after previous dose given)
• 2 doses of measles, mumps, rubella
• 3 doses of hepatitis B (the 3rd dose must be given on or after 24 weeks of age)
• 2 doses of varicella (chickenpox ) or evidence of immunity

All immunizations must be also be spaced according to Pennsylvania state guidelines.

For attendance in 7th grade, in addition to the above-listed vaccines, students must have:

• 1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap)
• 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV)

For attendance in 12th grade, in addition to the above-listed vaccines, students must have:

• an additional dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV) (if one dose was given at 16 years of age or older, that shall count as the 12th grade dose)

If students do not turn in the completed immunization record by the 5th day of school, they will be excluded from school until they receive the required immunizations.

These requirements allow for the following exemptions: medical reasons, religious beliefs, and philosophical/strong moral or ethical conviction. A waiver must be signed by the parent. Please note that even if your child is exempt from immunizations, they may be excluded from school during an outbreak of vaccine preventable disease.

For more information about vaccine requirements for school, please visit the PA Department of Health website.

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