IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION

Required and recommended vaccines

• Colorado law requires students who attend a public, private, or parochial kindergarten - 12th grade school to be vaccinated against many diseases vaccines can prevent, unless a certificate of exemption is filed. For more information, visit the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment required vaccines web page. 
  Your student must be vaccinated against:
  • Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP, DTP, Tdap)
  • Hepatitis B (HepB)
  • Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)
  • Polio (IPV)
  • Varicella (chickenpox)
• Colorado follows recommendations set by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
  • Students entering kindergarten must receive their final doses of DTaP, IPV, MMR and varicella.
  • Students entering 7th grade must receive one dose of Tdap vaccine.
  • All recommendations are on the Centers for Disease Control vaccine schedule web page.
• Vaccines are recommended for hepatitis A, influenza, meningococcal disease and human papillomavirus, but are not required.

Paying for vaccinations

For help finding free or low-cost vaccines and providers who offer them:

• Visit COVax4Kids.org
• Contact the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment

• Call the state health department’s Family Health Line at 1-303-692-2229 or 1-800-688-7777.