Vaccines for Infants, Children, and Adolescents

Are Your Kids Ready? and When to Get Vaccines, Birth to 16 Years (PDF).

Charts showing vaccines needed by age and for enrolling in child care, early childhood programs, and school in Minnesota.

Other Languages 

• Hmong
• Karen
• Russian
• Somali
• Spanish
• Vietnamese

Immunization Form (PDF)

Form to document vaccines as well as medical or non-medical exemptions for children enrolled in child care, early childhood education, or school.

Other Languages 

• Amharic
• Hmong
• Karen
• Russian
• Somali
• Spanish
• Vietnamese

• CDC: Immunization Schedules
  Recommended vaccination schedules for all ages.
  • CDC: Your child needs vaccines as they grow!
    Tools for parents and guardians including recommended immunizations for birth through 6 years old.
  • CDC: Older children and teens need vaccines too!
    Tools for parents and guardians including recommended immunizations for children 7-18 years old.
• Well-child Visits and Immunization
  Information on access to health care providers, clinics and health coverage options.
• Teens Need Vaccines, Too! (PDF)
  Fact sheet showing vaccines needed for kids starting at 9-years-old and going through the teen years, until they are up-to-date.

Minnesota immunization laws

• Parent Information on Minnesota's Immunization Law for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs
  Fact sheet on Minnesota's immunization law for parents with children in child care and early childhood programs.
• Minnesota's College Immunization Law
  Information for Minnesota college students about the immunization law.
• Minnesota Statutes, Section 121A.15 Health Standards; Immunizations; School Children
• Minnesota Administrative Rules, Chapter 4604, Immunization
• Minnesota Statutes, Section 135A.14 Statement of Immunization
  Postsecondary or college immunization law in Minnesota.
• Minnesota Statutes, section 144.3351 Immunization Data
  This statute governs the sharing of immunization data.
• Immunization Requirements for Homeless and Foster Children
  Federal policies override our state law for children in special living situations. Children who are homeless, in foster care, or waiting to be placed in foster care are allowed to enroll without showing immunization records.
• Minnesota's Immunization Law Exemption Provision
  A summary of how to obtain a medical and conscientious exemption to the Minnesota immunization law.

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