New vaccine requirements for students heading back to school this fall

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The 2015-16 school year kicks off with tougher state department of health rules. They require students to have vaccinations.
If you have a child in kindergarten through grade 12, it is now a state requirement for them to have two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine,
On top of that, students in kindergarten through grade five will need five doses of the vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis to attend classes. The new rules will most direc