While school vaccination requirements vary by state, many vaccines are universally required—here’s what to make sure your child has in each state.... [+]The four most common childhood vaccines, DTaP , MMR , polio and varicella are required for children to enroll in kindergarten in Washington, D.C., and every state except Iowa, which does not require the MMR vaccine .
Washington, D.C., and all 50 states except for Alabama and South Dakota also require Hepatitis B vaccines, while 23 states—Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia—as well as Washington, D.C., and Maricopa County in Arizona require Hepatitis A vaccines .
Only a handful of states—Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York , Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island—require the annual flu shot to attend school, buteveryone, with rare exceptions, receive it annually to help slow the spread of influenza. The HPV vaccine is required for students entering grade seven in Virginia, Rhode Island, Hawaii and for female students entering grade seven in Washington, D.C.
The MenACWY Vaccine, which protects against meningococcal disease, is required for students entering middle school or high school in 34 states—Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia—and...