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State of Nebraska has amended the law, LB 59,
governing student immunization requirements. The school is
required to have adequate immunization records for ALL students
kindergarten through 8th grade. Adequate date of immunization
must include MONTH and YEAR of each immunization and parent≠s signature
on each card.
Listed below are the necessary immunization
requirements for students entering school for the first time as of July
1, 1999:
Immunization
Compliance
Requirements
DtaP, DPT or DT
vaccine
3 doses (one given on or
after the 4th birthday)
Polio
vaccine
3 doses
MMR
2 doses (given on or after 12 months of age
and separated by at least
one month)
Hepatitis B
vaccine
3 doses
As of July 1994, students are required to be
immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, poliomyelitis, diphtheria,
pertussis, and tetanus prior to enrollment. Exemptions shall be
granted for (1) Medical exceptions for health reasons substantiated by
a signed statement from a physician; or (2) Religious conflict
substantiated by a signed affidavit from the student or the student≠s
legal guardian, if the student is a minor.
Students may be provisionally
enrolled in a Nebraska school if they have begun the required
immunizations and continue to receive the necessary immunizations as
rapidly as is medically feasible. The new law will apply to all
students enrolled in Nebraska schools.
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