The 7^th grade yellow card -- required from all 7^th graders by the first day of school
Summer vacation is fast fleeting – get your 7^th grader to a doctor for their shots

A humorous – but serious – public service announcement is currently being aired on TV stations in Hawaii showing an anxious 7^th grader by the first day of school almost forgetting his yellow card. Seventh graders must bring an up-to-date shot record – the 7^th grade yellow card – to school on the first day. The 7^th grade Student Immunization Record provides documentation required by state law for entry into school.

Public health nurses, health aides, and registrars at public and private schools have been working diligently to review student immunization records. Notices have been sent to parents whose children are not up-to-date in an effort to educate them about the new immunization requirements so that no 7^th grader is excluded from school on the first day.

By the FIRST DAY OF 7^th grade, all students must show that they have had the following vaccinations:

• 3 Hepatitis B
• 2 MMR (Measles, Mumps, & Rubella)
• 1 or 2 varicella (chickenpox)

A 7^th grade student may attend school on the 1^st day if their school has received the following appropriate documentation:

• A 7^th Grade Student Immunization Record (yellow card), signed or stamped by the student’s doctor, indicating that the student has completed all of the required vaccinations (a documented history of chickenpox disease, signed by the doctor, may be substituted for the chickenpox vaccination)
  
  - or -

• An appointment slip from the doctor, indicating that the student is in the process of completing the required immunizations.

Students without one of the above will not be permitted to attend school.

Families who do not have a doctor and/or are uninsured and wish to locate an immunization clinic in their neighborhood, should call Ask Aloha United Way by simply dialing 211, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

For more information about the new school immunization requirements, visit the DOH website at www.VaxToSchool.com or call the Hawaii Immunization Program at 586-8323. Neighbor islands may call toll-free at 1-800-933-4832.

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