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Download this Chart in PDF Format Vaccine Required (Attention to notes and footnotes)Minimum Number of Doses Required by Grade LevelK - 6thDiphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTaP/DTP/DT/Td/Tdap) 15 doses or 4 dosesPolio 14 doses or 3 dosesMeasles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) 1, 22 doses4 more rows

Pursuant to Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-39, which has been in effect since August 25, 2021, no government entity in Texas can mandate the COVID-19 vaccine.

The study found the bivalent vaccine to be 58.7% effective against hospitalization compared to 25% for the monovalent one that preceded it; its effectiveness against infection was 61.8% compared to 24.9% for the monovalent.

ing to the CDC, anyone who has a severe allergy (e.g., anaphylaxis) to any of the mRNA vaccine ingredients should not receive this vaccine. The CDC says people with allergies to certain foods, insects, latex and other common allergens can safely receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The latest sign that California is easing out of the pandemic and into the endemic phase: The state has dropped its plan to require the COVID-19 vaccination for K-12 students as the state of emergency comes to an end Feb. 28, after nearly three years.

Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) offers the Texas Immunization Registry at no cost to all Texans. The registry is secure and confidential, and safely consolidates and stores immunization records from multiple sources in one centralized system.

A medical exemption is allowed when a child has a medical condition that prevents them from receiving a vaccine.

No entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine by any individual, including an employee or a consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19.