Health & Wellness

School immunization requirements exist to protect students and members of the community from serious vaccine-preventable diseases by ensuring high vaccine rates.

WMA follows the Massachusetts Department of Public Health guidelines. Students must be up to date with required immunizations in order to attend school. A medical or religious exemption is acceptable if we receive documentation from a parent and primary care physician at the start of the academic year.  

*All students entering Grades 7 and 11 will need meningococcal conjugate vaccine, MenACWY (brand names Menactra and Menveo) for school entry.

• Grade 7 entry: one dose of MenACWY for all students
• Grade 11 entry: one booster dose of MenACWY received on or after 16 years of age (one or more doses of MenACWY are acceptable as long as one dose was received on or after 16 years of age).

Immunization form

REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS FOR SCHOOL ENTRY

Translated Vaccine Information Statements can be found at https://www.immunize.org/vis/.

MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) - VIS form

• Two doses required, first dose given after first birthday
• Minimum of four weeks between doses
• Blood work showing positive titres is acceptable

DPT, DTaP, Td (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) - VIS form

• Five doses mandatory for school entry
• Boosters every 10 years.

Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) - VIS form

• One dose required before entering grade 7

POLIO (IPV, OPV) - VIS form

• Four doses mandatory for school entry.
• If four doses are given before age 4, then a fifth dose is required.
• Child is required to have a polio vaccine after age 4.

VARICELLA (chicken pox) - VIS form

• Two doses varicella OR positive titer OR history of disease.
• Minimum of four weeks between doses if age 13 or older

HEPATITIS B - VIS form

• Three doses OR positive titer
• Minimum four weeks between Doses 1 and 2
• Minimum three months between Doses 2 and 3

MenACWY (Menactra or Menveo) - VIS form

• Grade 7 entry: One dose of MenACWY for all students
• Grade 11 entry: One booster dose of MenACWY received on or after age 16 (one or more doses of MenACWY are acceptable as long as one dose was received on or after age 16).

Recommended Vaccines (may be administered at WMA if requested):

• HEPATITIS A - VIS form
• Meningococcal B - VIS form
• HPV (Gardasil/Cervarix) - VIS form

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