School Entry Immunization
IMPORTANT NOTE: Act 157 and New Immunization Regulations
This website has been updated to reflect changes made to the Vermont Immunization Law as outlined in Act 157 of the 2011-2012 General Assembly.
New immunization regulations went into effect on Jan. 1, 2013
About School Entry Immunization Requirements
The purpose of the immunization requirements for school entry are to protect students, staff, and the visiting public against vaccine-preventable diseases within schools. These rules establish minimum immunization requirements for attendance at public or independent kindergartens, elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools.
For information or assistance, please contact:
Vermont Department of Health
Immunization Program
802-863-7638
800-464-4343 x7638 (toll free within Vermont)
School Entry Requirements Manual
The School Entry Requirements Manual is a comprehensive resource for Vermont school and school nurse personnel, as well as other health care providers.
The Manual is divided into five sections:
Documents are provided in pdf format.
1. Vermont Immunization Regulations
- School Entry Immunization Regulations (eff. Jan. 01, 2013)
2. Forms and Information
- Procedural Flow Chart for Records Assessment UPDATED June 29, 2012
- Letter to Parents: K-12 Requirements UPDATED June 29, 2012
- Letter to Parents: exemption forms signed annually UPDATED July 31, 2012
- K-12 Immunization Record (optional use)
- Letter to Students: Post-Secondary Requirements UPDATED July 31, 2012
- College and Post-Secondary Exemption form UPDATED January 2, 2013
- Varicella Disease (Chickenpox) Documentation
- School Immunization Exemption
- Medical Exemption Form UPDATED June 29, 2012
- Religious and Philosophical Exemption Form UPDATED January 2, 2013
- Required Parent Education UPDATED January 2, 2013
- Notice of Missing Immunization(s) UPDATED June 29, 2012
- Notice of Exclusion UPDATED June 29, 2012
- K-12 Provisional/Exempt Line List Worksheet
UPDATED July 31, 2012 - Memo to Vermont K-12 Schools hosting International Students UPDATED February 20, 2013
3. Recommended Immunization Schedules
Vermont Schedules
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
4. Resources
- Vaccine Safety
- Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report -- "Adverse Effects of Vaccines: Evidence and Causality," August, 2011
- Vermont Immunization Registry
- Vermont School Heatlh
- Vermont Department of Health District Offices
- U.S. Vaccine List - Vaccines and Related Products
- Healthcare Personnel Vaccine Recommendations
- "The Pink Book" - Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases