Immunizations
Back to School Immunizations
*Effective July 1, 2021, children 16 years of age and older, who are entering the 11th grade (including new entrants), must have received one booster dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4), unless their initial dose was administered on or after their 16th birthday.
*This is based on current recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
For more information regarding immunization, visit the links and resources provided.
Immunization Highlights
Preteen Vaccine Awareness Week is an annual Georgia observance to be held March 11-15, 2024. The goal of preteen week is to distribute information and materials through materials through multiple avenues such as schools, providers, and the media to promote the preteen doctor visit and to raise awareness about routinely recommended immunizations for preteens: Tdap, HPV, meningococcal, COVID-19, and flu vaccines. Some preteens may also need to catch up on other immunizations, including chickenpox, MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), and hepatitis B.
For additional information and guidance on COVID-19, click here
For additional information and guidance on Influenza, click here
Mission & Vision
Through collaboration with public and private providers, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders, work to increase immunization rates for all Georgians and decrease the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases.
Vaccine-preventable disease levels are at or near record lows. Even though most infants and toddlers have received all recommended vaccines by age 2, many under-immunized children remain, leaving the potential for outbreaks of disease. Many adolescents and adults are under-immunized as well, missing opportunities to protect themselves against diseases such as Hepatitis B, influenza, and pneumococcal disease.
Contact the Georgia Immunization Program
Phone: (404) 657-3158
Fax: (404) 657-1463
email: [email protected]
page updated 2/29/24