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be obtained within 30 calendar days.” Therefore, according to the guidance provided
by the Compact, sponsor/parent/guardian must present proof of immunizations upon
registration in any DoDEA school. Should the immunization documentation reveal
missing immunization data, the necessary immunization(s) must be obtained, and proof
of immunization compliance be presented to school officials within thirty 30 days of
enrollment for continued enrollment in DoDEA schools. For an immunization that
requires a series of vaccinations to achieve immunity, as determined by the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices’ series spacing requirements, the next
immunization in the series is due no later than 10 days after the due date.
DoDEA immunization forms have been revised; all previous versions are
obsolete. The changes in these forms are also reflected in other standard DoDEA forms
that notify sponsor/parent/guardian of their dependent’s immunization status. All area,
district, and school Web sites should reflect these changes. Current DoDEA health
services forms are available on the DoDEA Web site at:
( http://www.dodea.edu/StudentServices/Health/index.cfm )Although it is the military services and not the schools that are responsible for
administration of immunizations, school nurses can assist in the following ways:
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Coordinate with the local medical facility to develop procedures to ensure that
students receive required immunizations.
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Screen student immunization records and record all age-appropriate
immunization data in the DoDEA-approved SIS.
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Devise a system to notify sponsor/parent/guardian of next due in a series for
a specific immunization series.
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Assist the local medical treatment facility with notifications to
sponsor/parent/guardian and faculty of upcoming vaccination clinics.
Although school nurses have professional training to administer injections,
administration of immunizations, including inactivated influenza and live attenuated
influenza vaccine (LAIV-nasal spray), is the responsibility of the local medical command
staff, not DoDEA school nurses.
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Immunization Compliance
Students enrolling in a DoDEA school are to provide proof of immunization
compliance. As students often enroll needing additional vaccine series or as age
appropriate vaccines become due, immunization compliance is an ongoing process.
School nurses are to establish a process for monitoring student immunizations and to
notify the sponsor/parent/guardian in a timely manner when their dependent is due
additional immunizations. See SHSM Forms H-2-3 and H-2-4 for notices of
immunizations due.