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.