Immunization:
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has issued School Admission Immunization Requirements. The law requires that all new students—children entering day care, nursery school, pre-school or pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten through grade 12 in New York City for the first time—must show proof of having received a complete medical evaluation.
Click here to review the immunization requirements for new public school students.
Please click here to view the full Immunization Requirements from The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene School Admission Immunization.
To keep track of your child's Immunization Records, please refer to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Citywide Immunization Registry (CIR), available online at http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cir/b0a.html.
Letter to Principals/Directors regarding immunization requirements Warning letter to parents regarding immunization requirements (English) This letter is also available in Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | Haitian-Creole | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Spanish | UrduExclusion letter to parents regarding immunization requirements (English) This letter is also available in Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | Haitian-Creole | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Spanish | Urdu
Letter to fifth grade parents regarding varicella vaccine requirements ( English ) This letter is also available in Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | Haitian-Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Urdu
Letter to schools providing clarification regarding Tdap vaccineLetter to parents regarding Tdap vaccine ( English ) This letter is also available in Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | Hatian-Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | UrduLetter to parents regarding the following vaccines: (1) Meningococcal vaccine, (2) HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine, and (3) Tetaunus, Diphtheria, Pertusis (Tdap) vaccine ( English ) This letter is also available in Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | Haitian-Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Urdu
Information about Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertusis (Tdap) vaccine. What you need to know ( English ) This information is also available in Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | Haitian-Creole | Korean | Russian | Spanish | UrduInformation about Varicella. What you need to know (English) This information is also available in Chinese | Spanish