Colorado law requires all students attending Colorado schools and licensed child cares to be vaccinated against certain diseases unless a medical or non-medical exemption is filed.  If you need to file an exemption, medical or non-medical, please contact our school nurse for more information about correct documentation. nurse@salidamcs.org.


For more information about vaccine requirements, resources and exemptions, please visit the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's page.

School-required vaccines | Department of Public Health & Environment (colorado.gov)

Vaccines required to enter child care

  • Hepatitis B.

  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTap).

  • Haemophilus influenzatype b (Hib).

  • Inactivated poliovirus (IPV).

  • Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13 or PCV15).

  • Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR).

  • Varicella (chicken pox).

Vaccines required to enter school (K-12)

  • Hepatitis B.

  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTap).*

  • Inactivated poliovirus (IPV).*

  • Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR).*

  • Varicella (chicken pox).*

  • Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap).**

*Students 4 through 6 years of age are required to have their final doses of DTaP, IPV,MMR and Varicella prior to kindergarten entry.

**Students are required to have Tdap prior to entry into 6th grade. One dose of Tdap is required for 6th through 12th grades.