Recommended Immunizations

WIN follows the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).  Please click here for the latest CDC recommended immunization schedule for persons 7-18 years. 

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School Immunization Requirements

In order to continue to protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases throughout adolescence, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health has added several adolescent immunizations to the school attendance immunization requirements. Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, all West Virginia students entering 7th grade must have had one dose of the Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) and one dose of the meningococcal vaccine. Students entering 12th grade must also have had at least one dose of the Tdap vaccine and a second dose of the meningococcal vaccine. If the first dose of the meningococcal vaccine was received after age 16, then only one dose of this vaccine is required. Please click here for the Interpretive Rule  that lists these new requirements and click here for a memo from Dr. Catherine Slemp, the former WV State Health Officer. For more information about school immunization requirements, click here to visit the WV Division of Immunization Services' website.

Vaccines are one of the most cost-effective preventive measures available and, as such, have saved countless lives. These new immunization requirements will not only lengthen the time for which immunized students are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, but will also continue to help protect individuals who cannot be immunized for medical reasons.

Additional tools:
Please click here to visit the Division of Immunization Services’ webpage with downloadable materials, such as the 7th and 12th grade immunization requirement PSA. 
 
Below are some helpful tools that have been developed by WIN, the WV Division of Immunization Services, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Immunization Action Coalition, and other. Please click on the links below to access the materials.

For Schools and/or Health Departments:
Tdap Press Release (New!)
Meningococcal Press Release (New!)
HPV Press Release (New!)
Chickenpox Press Release (New!)
Letter to Parents of Unimmunized Students (New!)
Letter to Coaches and Coordinators of Extracurricular Activities (New!)
Report Card Insert (two per page) (New!)
Summer Planning Guide (New!)
Frequently Asked Questions page (Revised)
Immunization Banner
7th and 12th Grade School Immunization Requirement Chart
School Newsletter Article
Automated Telephone System Announcement
Letter to Parents of Current 6th Graders
Letter to Parents of Current 11th Graders
General Letter to Parents
Press Release
15 and 30 Second Radio Liners
School Immunization Requirements Flyer
*Most of the school materials listed above are customizable. To customize, please save the files to your computer, insert your contact information and other information that is specific to your school/community into these forms and have your administrators review prior to distributing.

For Providers:
7th and 12th Grade School Immunization Requirement Chart
Physician Referral Form to LHD
Frequently Asked Questions page (Revised)
Summary of Recommendations for Child/Teen Immunization
Meningococcal VIS
Meningococcal Standing Order Template
Meningococcal Questions and Answers
Tdap Standing VIS
Tdap Standing Order Template
Pertussis Questions and Answers
Tdap or DTaP? Sign
Additional VIS Statements
Additional Standing Order Templates for Children, Teens, and Adults
Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunizations
HPV Questions and Answers