Erie's Public Schools and Community Health Net will be holding an immunization clinic on August 1st. 

The health clinic will be held at Wayne Park across from East Middle School from 5-7 p.m.

Erie's Public Schools said the event is a fantastic opportunity to make sure your child has all of the necessary immunizations before the start of the 2023-24 school year. 

Pennsylvania students entering the 7th grade are required to have the following immunizations: 

  • 1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria , acellular pertussis (Tdap)
  • 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV) 

Pennsylvania students entering the 12th grade are required to have the following immunizations: 

  • A second dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV). If one doses was given at 16 years of age or older, that shall count as the 12th grade dose. 

Pennsylvania students of all grades are required to have the following immunizations: 

  • 4 doses of tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (1 dose on or after the 4th birthday) 
  • 4 doses of polio (4th dose on or after 4th birthday and at least 6 months after previous dose given) 
  • 2 doses of measles, mumps, rubella
  • 3 doses of hepatitis B 
  • 2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) or evidence of immunity 

More information can be found here.