Henrico Schools planning vaccination clinics at middle and high schools

, and Citizen Staff Reports

February 10, 2025 . 9:08 AM

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Henrico County Public Schools and the Virginia Department of Health’s Richmond and Henrico Health Districts will hold a free vaccination clinic at each HCPS middle and high school in the coming weeks to provide required vaccines for students entering seventh or 12th grade in 2025-26.

No reservation is needed for the winter and spring clinics, and parents and guardians do not need to accompany students if a signed consent form has been returned. Virginia requires students to be immunized against various illnesses to enroll for the new school year.

Immunization restrictions and requirements for 2025-26 enrollment:

• Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY): Students must have at least two doses, the first administered before entering seventh grade and the final administered before entering 12th grade. Only rising seventh and 12th grade students may receive vaccinations.

• Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccine (Tdap): The booster vaccine is required for students entering seventh grade and those entering 12th grade who have not received a dose of this vaccine after age 7. Students ages 11 or older may be vaccinated.

To receive a vaccination, students must currently be in sixth or 11th grade and enrolled at the school hosting the immunization clinic at the time the vaccine is provided.

While parents and guardians are welcome to accompany students to the clinics, they don't need to be present if they have returned a signed 2025 Adolescent Vaccine Consent Form their student's school nurse.

Download the consent form in English at tinyurl.com/HCPSVaccinationEnglish or in Spanish at tinyurl.com/HCPSVaccinationSpanish.

A complete list of immunization requirements for school enrollment can be found at the Virginia Department of Health website at www.vdh.virginia.gov/immunization/requirements/.

HCPS winter/spring immunization clinics will be held: