HEPATITIS B, VARICELLA VACCINES UPDATE February 4, 2002 Effective for the 2002-2003 school year, children entering, attending or transferring into pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in Florida will be required to have completed the Hepatitis B series. (Students in the process of completing the vaccine series may attend school.) Also for next year, children entering, attending or transferring into pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, or first grade in Florida will be required to have varicella (chicken pox) vaccine. Next year, 12th graders also will require a booster shot. The varicella vaccine is not required if a child has proof of having had the disease. For additional information, contact Wilma Steiner, instructional supervisor, Comprehensive Health Services, at 305-995-1235. ### 02-AMC177/JJS Back to News Releases