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Requirements By AGE
Bee-Wise Program
Even though national immunization week is over for the 2002 year, it still isn't too late to
Bee-Wise.
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6th grade assessment to be
required in 2002
Beginning with the 2002 -2003 school year, schools in Michigan will be
required to assess and report the immunization status of all 6th grade
students, in addition to the new school entrants, including
kindergarteners, whom they currently assess.
In the fall of 2002, all 6th graders must have documentation showing
that they have had the following immunizations:
Two doses of MMR
Three doses o hepatitis B
Complete series of DTaP/Td with one dose in the last 10 years
Three doses of polio
One dose of varicella (or history of the disease)
This new requirement will help assure that school-aged children are
up-to-date and protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.
Reasons to be concerned about immunization status of children in this
age group:
Vaccine-preventable diseases are still with us. In many cases
they may cause disability or death. Hepatitis B is the most common cause of liver cancer in the
U.S. Approximately 90% of the newly reported cases each year are in
adolescents and young adults. Varicella vaccine is recommended for children and adolescents
who have not had the chickenpox (varicella) disease. Complications
from chickenpox are much higher in persons over 13 years of age. According to a 1999 report, only 52% of U.S. adolescents
enrolled in health plans are fully immunized.
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