Children and Adolescent Immunizations

• Immunization Schedule for Children 6 Years or Younger | Calendario de vacunación de niños
  • English: Vaccine Schedule for Children 6 Years or Younger | CDC
  • Spanish: Calendario de vacunación de niños en formato fácil de leer | CDC
• Immunization Schedule for 7-18 Year Olds | Calendario de vacunación de  los 7 a los 18 años de edad
  • English: Recommended Vaccinations for Children 7 to 18 Years Old, Parent-Friendly Version (cdc.gov)
  • Spanish: Calendario de vacunación en formato fácil de leer de los 7 a los 18 años de edad | CDC

Required Immunizations | Vacunas Requeridas

• Child Care | Vacunas Requeridas para la Guardería y el Pre-kínder:
  • English:  Shots Required for Child Care/Preschool
  • Spanish: spanish-childcare
• TK-12th Grade | Los alumnos ingresando a TK/K-12 grado necesitan:
  • English: Shots Required for Transitional Kindergarten and 7th Grade (ca.gov)
  • Spanish: Spanish-Transitional K/12th Grade (ca.gov)

• Your child’s pediatrician or family medicine doctor  
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• Most local pharmacies provide vaccines for children 3 years or older. 
  • For information about where to get the COVID-19 vaccine and the flu vaccine (including pharmacies) please visit vaccines.gov. 
  • Call ahead to make sure that they have the vaccine you are looking for. 
• Immunization Clinics in Santa Cruz County

If your child needs a medical exemption from required immunizations, please visit the CDPH CAIR Medical Exemption website to learn how to request a medical exemption from your child’s physician. Below are the steps to request a Medical Exemption:

1. The first step to request a medical exemption for your child is to register for a CAIR-ME account. 
2. Next, log in to your account and complete the required fields to request an exemption. The site will give you a Medical Exemption Request Number to give to your child's doctor. 
3. The doctor can register for an account in CAIR-ME, log in, search for the medical exemption request number or your child’s name, enter the required information, and issue the exemption. 
4. The doctor will give you a copy of the two-page medical exemption form for you to take to your child's school or child-care facility.

Check the following places:

• Doctor’s office or clinic where your child most recently received shots
• Schools that your child attended
• California Immunization Registry (CAIR) 
  • CAIR - Authorization To Release Record Request

UPDATED: 11/8/22