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All minimum intervals and age requirements as stated in School Requirements
Outline.
DTP/DT/DtaP:
Four doses, if it has been 6 months from Dose 3.
Do not need 5th dose after age 4 years, until primary school
entry.
POLIO:
Three doses.
Do not need one after age 4 years, until primary school entry.
MEASLES, MUMPS and RUBELLA:
One dose administered on or after age 12 months.
HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (HIB):
One dose after 15
months of age; or 4-dose series with the last dose being administered
at 12 months of age or greater.
HIB is not required for children over 5 years of age.
If the products PedVax
HIB or Comvax have been used, 3 doses, with one after 12 months of age, is
acceptable.
Acceptable intervals:
Dose 1 shall have been administered at no less than 6 weeks of
age.
All subsequent doses shall be separated by a minimum of 28 days,
provided the last dose was administered after 12 months of age, and
separated by a minimum of 2 months from the previous dose.
HEPATITIS B VACCINE:
Three doses.
The 4-day grace period for minimum intervals and ages applies to the above
requirements.
Exemptions
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Under RSA 141-C:20-c, the following exemptions are allowed:
Medical - A New Hampshire physician may submit, on their letterhead, that
immunization against a particular disease may be detrimental to the child's
health. An exemption for one particular disease will not affect other required
immunizations.
Religious - A parent may object to immunization because of religious
beliefs. They must sign a notarized form supplied by their school.
Reference: State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Immunization Program,
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