Immunization Requirements

Minnesota K-12 Immunization Law: Students are required to receive certain vaccines for school or submit an exemption. This requirement applies for all public, private, online, and home schools in Minnesota. Look for your child’s grade in the chart below and see how many total doses of each vaccine are needed for their grade.

Child Care and Early Childhood Programs Immunization Law: Children are required to receive immunizations before enrolling in child care and early childhood programs in Minnesota or submit an exemption. This requirement applies to all licensed child care centers, family child cares, certified license exempt child cares, and early childhood programs such as preschool, school readiness plus, voluntary prekindergarten, and early childhood special education. Look for your child’s age group in the chart below and see how many total doses of each vaccine are needed for their age.