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If a 4th DTP was administered after the 4th birthday, a 5th dose is not required. Administration of 4 doses is considered optimal.
- If a 3rd Polio dose was administered after the 4th birthday, a 4th dose is not required. Sequential OPV or IPV may be used but the final dose must be given after the age of 4, even if this means a 5th dose.
With the 1st MMR dose on or after the 1st birthday and a 2nd dose should be administered at least one month af after the first dose.
- An adolescent Tetanus Diphtheria (TD) booster is required for all 7th, 8th and 9th grade students who have not received a tetanus or diphtheria vaccination during the previous five years. subsequently, TD boosters are recommended every 10 years.
- For students 7 years of age or older who were not immunized prior to the 7th birthday, a total of 3 doses of TD vaccine, 3 doses of polio vaccine and 2 doses of MMR vaccine are required.
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