The following immunizations are required before students will be admitted to Knox County Schools.

Preschool

• DTaP or DT 
• Hepatitis B (HBV) 
• Poliomyelitis (IPV or OPV) 
• H.influenzae (HiB): age younger than 5 years only
• Varicella (Chickenpox) 
• Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) 
• Pnuemococcal (PCV): age younger than 5 years only
• Hepatitis A

Kindergarten

• DTaP or DT 
• Polio (IPV or OPV): (final dose on or after the 4th birthday)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (2 doses of each, usually given together as MMR)
• Varicella (Chickenpox): 2 doses or history of disease
• Hepatitis B (HBV) 
• Hepatitis A (2 doses)

7th Grade

• Tetanus-diptheria-pertusis booster (Tdap) 
• Verification of immunity to varicella (2 doses or history of disease)

New Students to KCS

• DTaP or DT 
• Hepatitis B (HBV) 
• Polio (IPV or OPV): final dose on or after the 4th birthday
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) 
• Varicella (Chickenpox): 2 doses or history of disease

Medical or Religious Exemptions

• Children with medical exemptions must provide documentation from their medical provider.
• Religious exemptions require a signed statement by the parent/guardian that vaccination(s) conflict with their religious tenets or practices.