Florida’s Immunization Requirements

Florida law requires that all children receive vaccines protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, and other diseases for child-care center or school attendance.

Children should receive the following shots by two years of age:

  • One vaccination against measles/mumps/rubella (MMR)
  • Three vaccinations against polio (IPV)
  • Four vaccinations against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP)
  • One vaccination against varicella (chickenpox or VZV)
  • Three or four vaccinations against haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB)
  • Three vaccinations against hepatitis B (HBV)
  • Four vaccinations against pneumococcal disease (Prevnar)
  • One or two doses of influenza vaccine

Students in seventh grade need documentation of three vaccinations against hepatitis B, a second dose of a measles-containing vaccine, and a tetanus diphtheria booster.

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