Childhood Immunizations

• CDC Recommended Vaccine Schedule (Spanish)
• Guide to Immunization Requirements in Oklahoma 2022-2023 (Spanish)
• Information about Exemptions [link to new page]
  • Certificate of Exemption
• Every Child by Two Vaccine-Preventable Disease eBook
  
• Certificate of Exemption Form for Oklahoma ODH Form # 216a
• Oklahoma Warmline
• Request a copy of your child's shot record
• Learn more about common childhood vaccines
  • Hepatitis B vaccine  (en Español)
  • Hepatitis A vaccine (en Español)
  • DTaP vaccine (diphtheria/difteria, tetanus/tetano and acellular pertussis vaccine/tosferina)
  • Influenza B vaccine (en Español)
  • Polio vaccine (en Español)
  • MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine) (sarampion, paperas, rubéola)
  • Chickenpox (Varicella) vaccine (en Español)
  • PCV (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) (en Español)
  • Rotavirus vaccine (en Español) 

Take one or more of the following to the school: 

• A record of your child's vaccinations, 
• A record showing your child is in the process of receiving the required vaccines: 
  • Student's must complete the vaccines on schedule, 
  • Obtain a schedule to complete the vaccines from your doctor or clinic and give a copy to the school, 
• Apply for an exemption. 
  • Complete the exemption certificate (69k.pdf) and take it to the school.  Please note: Exemption certificates that are not properly completed or have missing information will not be approved and will be returned to the school for the parent to correct or complete.
  • County health departments and private doctors do not have exemption certificates.  
  • Parents are not required nor should they come to the Oklahoma State Department of Health to obtain an exemption certificate. 
• Oklahoma law allows exemptions for medical, religious or personal reasons. 
• There is no legal penalty for parents or guardians who obtain exemptions for these reasons. However, unvaccinated children are at greater risk of catching the diseases and might be excluded from school for the duration of a disease outbreak if one occurs. 
• In the case of a disease outbreak in a school, representatives of the Oklahoma State Department of Health or local health department will visit the school, thoroughly review student immunization records, and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Health on whether or not students with exemptions should be excluded from school or school functions for the duration of the outbreak.
• The Commissioner of Health has the authority to exclude students with exemptions from school for the duration of a disease outbreak. This decision is usually based on the risk of disease transmission in the facility. The risk of transmission depends on the characteristics of the particular disease and the potential number of susceptible people that could be exposed to the disease.
• Students may have an exemption to one or more vaccines and receive the other vaccinations.  In this case a student may have an immunization record and an exemption certificate on file with the school. 

• Vaccine Information You Need
• Autism Science Foundation
• Vaccinate Your Baby
• National Network for Immunization Information
• Voices for Vaccines
• Understanding Risks - History of Vaccines.org
• Aluminum in Vaccines
• Vaccines and Thimerosal
• Healthy Child Care America - A program of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Cleveland County Immunization Coalition Facebook page

Immunization of children in childcare centers and homes is one of the most important ways we can protect our children from vaccine-preventable diseases. Below are resources for child care professionals to understand, enforce, and comply with Oklahoma's child care vaccination requirements.

• Guide to Immunization Requirements in Oklahoma 2022-2023 (Spanish)
  
• Worksheet to Check for Vaccines Required to Attend Child Care in Oklahoma
• CDC Binational Immunization Resource Tool for Checking Immunization Records from Mexico
• Oklahoma Warmline
  
• Oklahoma Certificate of Exemption Form
• National Infant Immunization Week Coloring Sheets (provided by the CDC)
  • Giraffe
  • Caterpillar

Below are resources for school administrators and staff on immunization requirements for school attendance in Oklahoma and links to lesson plans to educate students about vaccine-preventable diseases and vaccines.

• Guide to Immunization Requirements in Oklahoma 2022-2023 (Spanish)
• School Administrator’s Guide to Immunizations
• Oklahoma State Kindergarten Immunization Survey

• Two Dose HepB Vaccine for Adolescents (42k.pdf

School immunization laws are one of the most effective ways to prevent disease outbreaks and protect children who may be immunocompromosed or cannot receive all vaccines.

Oklahoma's Immunization Act (1970) outlines immunization requirements before they enter or attend any public or private school in the state. 

• Oklahoma Immunization Regulations

All 7th grade students must have Tdap.

Oklahoma law allows exemptions for medical, religious or personal reasons. 

• Oklahoma Certificate of Exemption
• Students may have an exemption to one or more vaccines and receive the other vaccinations.  In this case a student may have an immunization record and an exemption certificate on file with the school. 
• Schools need to send a copy of all exemption certificates to the Oklahoma State Department of Health Immunization Service for approval. In the meantime, the child should be admitted to school. If a school receives notification that an exemption has not been approved, the school must notify the parent who must then complete and submit another exemption certificate or present an immunization record in order for the child to continue to attend school.
• In the case of a disease outbreak in a school, OSDH representatives will visit the school, review student immunization records, and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Health who holds the authority on whether or not students with exemptions should be excluded from school or school functions for the duration of the outbreak.
• If a child transfers to a new school or childcare facility in Oklahoma and has an exemption on file, parents can bring the exemption form with them to the new school or childcare facility.

College students should check with each college, university, or school for information on how to meet the requirements.

• College or Post-Secondary Immunization Requirements