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Immunizations
Immunization Requirements:
The Arkansas State Board of Health has revised and clarified the immunization requirements under Ark. Code Ann. §§ 20-7-109, 6-18-702, 6-60-501-504, and 20-78-206. The updated requirements for entrance into Kindergarten and grades 1st thru 12th are as follows:
- 4 doses of DTP/DT/Td/DTaP/Tdap, with 1 dose on or after the 4th birthday. ALL STUDENTS K-12th
- 3 doses of Polio vaccine, with 1 dose on or after the 4th birthday. ALL STUDENTS K-12th
- 2 doses of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), with 1st dose on or after 1st birthday. ALL STUDENTS K-12th
- 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine. ALL STUDENTS K-12th
- 2 doses of Varicella with 1st dose on or after 1st birthday. (Physician documentation only for history of disease will be accepted). ALL STUDENTS K-12th
- Kindergarten and 1st grade students will be required to have 1 dose of Hepatitis A. KINDERGARTEN AND 1ST GRADE
- ALL students 11 years and older by September 1st of each year will be required to have a Tdap vaccination. ANY STUDENT AGE 11 AND OVER
- All 7th graders will be required to have one dose of MCV4 (Meningococcal) vaccine with a second dose administered at age 16. If not vaccinated prior to age 16 years, 1 dose is required for all students who are age 16 on or before September 1st of each year.
Please call the Garland County Health Department for appointments:
501-624-3394
or your primary care physician
Contact Information
Fountain Lake School District Nurse
Carrie Allbright
callbright@flscobras.com
Phone 501-701-1729
Fax 501-492-6641
Johanna Burrow, LPN
Fountain Lake Elementary School Nurse
jburrow@flcobras.com
Phone 501-701-1728
Fax 903-329-1370
Important Documents
Immunization Requirements and Exemption from vaccine information link