Saugus school officials discuss enforcement of state-mandated flu shot
Wicked Local
The school district is surveying caregivers to find out which students have received a state-mandated flu shot in advance of 2021.
Over the summer, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced that an influenza immunization will be required for all children 6 months of age or older who are attending daycare facilities, preschools, public schools and colleges in the state.
Students are expected to have received a flu vaccine by Dec. 31, 2020 – unless a medical or religious exemption is provided.
Homeschooled students are also exempt from the flu immunization requirement, but elementary and secondary students in school districts that are using a remote education model aren’t exempt, according to MassDPH.