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.
Additional answers to frequently asked questions about childhood immunizations.
