Yes, your child can attend without every CDC-listed vaccine, but personal choice cannot waive required hepatitis B; flu is also required for children ages 6–59 months in covered child care or pre-K, while norovirus is not required.

§2164(7)(a)

(a) No principal, teacher, owner or person in charge of a school shall permit any child to be admitted to such school, or to attend such school, in excess of fourteen days, without the certificate provided for in subdivision five of this section or some other acceptable evidence of the child's immunization against poliomyelitis, mumps, measles, diphtheria, rubella, varicella, hepatitis B, pertussis, tetanus, and, where applicable, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), meningococcal disease, and pneumococcal disease; provided, however, such fourteen day period may be extended to not more than thirty days for an individual student by the appropriate principal, teacher, owner or other person in charge where such student is transferring from out-of-state or from another country and can show a good faith effort to get the necessary certification or other evidence of immunization.

§2164(8)

If any physician licensed to practice medicine in this state certifies that such immunization may be detrimental to a child's health, the requirements of this section shall be inapplicable until such immunization is found no longer to be detrimental to the child's health.

2026–27 parent letter

All students in child care to grade 12 must meet the requirements for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (primary/catch-up series: DTaP for children under 7 years of age or Tdap for children 7 years of older); poliovirus (IPV or OPV but OPV does not count if after April 1, 2016); measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); varicella; and hepatitis B vaccines.

2026–27 parent letter

Children younger than age 5 who are enrolled in child care and pre-kindergarten must also meet the requirements for the influenza (flu) vaccine (by December 31, 2026, but preferably when it becomes available in early fall) and the Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) vaccines.

§47.25(a)(2)(B)(i)

Children aged from 6 months to 59 months must be immunized each year before December 31 against influenza with a vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as likely to prevent infection for the influenza season that begins following July 1 that calendar year, unless the vaccine may be detrimental to the child’s health, as certified by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state or the state in which the child resides.

Influenza requirement

Children 6 months through 59 months of age enrolled in NYC Article 47 & 43 regulated Child Care, Head Start, Nursery, or Pre-K programs must receive one dose of influenza vaccine between July 1 and December 31 of each year.

Hepatitis B notes

A positive blood test for hepatitis B surface antibody is acceptable proof of immunity to hepatitis B.

Provisional school entry

New students may enter school or child care provisionally with documentation of at least the first dose of each vaccine series for immunizations required for the child’s grade.

Provisional school entry

If a child does not receive subsequent doses of vaccine at appropriate intervals, the child is no longer in process and must be excluded from school no later than 14 days after the minimum interval.

Nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination requirements have ended for children attending day care and pre-K through 12th grade in New York State. This includes all public, private, and religious schools. Religious exemptions are no longer allowed.

Medical exemptions

The form must be filled out by a New York State-licensed medical doctor (MD) or osteopathic doctor (DO).

Medical exemptions

Bring the completed form to your school. The form will be reviewed, and we will let you know if the request has been approved. Your child will be allowed to attend school during the approval process. Requests must be reapproved each year.

Home instruction

The provisions of Public Health Law §2164 that require parents to submit proof of immunization prior to admission of their child(ren) to a school do not apply to students being educated at home.

Home instruction

Parents of children being homeschooled who seek to participate in testing or other school-sponsored events or activities not open to the general public on the premises of a public or nonpublic school must produce proof of immunization, without which the child(ren) must be denied access to the school building.

Letter of intent

You must submit the letter of intent within 14 days of starting to homeschool.

Letter of intent

Email the Letter of Intent and required documents to [letterofintent@schools.nyc.gov](mailto:letterofintent@schools.nyc.gov) .

Individualized Home Instruction Plan

An IHIP outlines your teaching plan for the year and must be submitted within 28 days of starting homeschooling.

Individualized Home Instruction Plan

To avoid delays, please submit the IHIP as a PDF in a separate email to [homeschool@schools.nyc.gov](mailto:homeschool@schools.nyc.gov) with the subject line IHIP, your child’s name and NYC student ID Number (if available).

New-student documentation

All students entering NYC public or private schools or child care (including Universal 2K, 3K, and Pre-Kindergarten classes) for the first time must submit a report of a physical examination performed within one year of school entry.

Prevention

No norovirus vaccine or antiviral agents are currently available, but, as of April 2025, at least two vaccines are in clinical trials.

This Executive Order doesn’t change New York State’s immunization requirements or recommendations.