Vaccination Guidance
The CDC & The ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RECOMMEND THE FLU VACCINE BE ADMINISTERED TO ALL CHILDREN 6 MONTHS & OLDER
[Ideally by the end of October]
However, Please Note: ALL Prek Students are required to receive the Flu Vaccine between September 1, 2023 & December 31st, 2024 & have documentation showing proof of receipt, submitted to the School Nurse by December 31st in order to return to school after Winter Break
SCHOOL NURSE LINK- IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
https://app.oncoursesystems.com/websites/edit_webpage.aspx?id=14338010&xpage=1800782
NJ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASE PROGRAM- IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS KINDERGARTEN-GRADE 12
CDC - VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
"The COVID-19 pandemic has caused healthcare providers to change how they operate to continue to provide essential services to patients. Ensuring immunization services are maintained or reinitiated is essential for protecting individuals and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases and outbreaks and reducing the burden of respiratory illness during the upcoming influenza season."
"Routine vaccination is an essential preventive care service for children, adolescents, and adults (including pregnant women) that should not be delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. All vaccines due or overdue should be administered according to the recommended CDC immunization schedules unless a specific contraindication exists, to provide protection as soon as possible as well as minimize the number of healthcare visits needed to complete vaccination."
CDC CONSIDERATIONS FOR ROUTINE VACCINATION:
- Children and adolescents: Healthcare providers should identify children who have missed well-child visits and/or recommended vaccinations and contact parents to schedule in-person appointments, starting with newborns, infants and children up to 24 months, young children, and extending through adolescence. Additional guidance is available for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B during COVID-19-related disruptions.
- Pregnant women: If the administration of the recommended maternal vaccines (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) and influenza) has been delayed because of reduced or deferred in-person prenatal care visits, pregnant women should be scheduled for follow-up and receive vaccination during the next in-person appointment.
- Adults: Healthcare providers, whether they administer vaccines or not, should take steps to ensure that their patients continue to receive vaccines according to the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice. Older adults and adults with underlying medical conditions are particularly at increased risk for preventable disease and complications if vaccination is deferred.
ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS(AAP) - VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
"There are no changes in AAP influenza vaccine recommendations for the 2022-2023 flu season. Any licensed, age-appropriate vaccine is acceptable, and EVERYONE 6 months and older should be vaccinated.
the flu shot or the nasal spray flu vaccine.