Exemption from required immunizations
Form DH 681 is issued if immunizations are in conflict with the religious tenets and practices of the child’s parent or guardian.
School enrollment requirements in Florida
Learn more about the health requirements related to student enrollment in Florida’s schools.
The Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) offers immunization services for children that include:
- Assessment of vaccine/immunization needs
- Assessment of immunization needs for school/childcare
- Free immunizations to children birth through age 18, including influenza
- Florida Certificate of Immunization (DH Form 680) for children with up-to-date immunizations.
- Immunization religious exemptions (DH Form 681) – individuals requesting a religious exemptions for children must apply in-person and bring the child’s birth certificate and parent/guardian ID.
Immunization Services’ Location
DOH-Lee provides child and school immunizations at the following location only:
3920 Michigan Ave.
Fort Myers, FL 33916
No Cost Child Immunizations
DOH-Lee is a partner in the Vaccines for Children Program, offering immunizations at no cost for children up to age 18.
A child qualifies for the program if one of the following criteria is met:
- Enrolled in Medicaid, Medipass, or Medicaid HMOs
- No health insurance coverage
- Health insurance does not cover immunizations
- Child is American Indian or Alaskan Native
Offered Vaccines
| Chicken Pox |
| Flu (seasonal) |
| Haemophilus (Hib) |
| Hepatitus A |
| Hepatitus B |
| Human Papillomavirus (HPV9) |
| MenQuadfi (MCV4) |
| Meningococcal B |
| Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) |
| PCV-13 |
| Pneumonia |
| Polio (IVP) |
| Rotavirus |
| Tetanus, diphtheria (Td) |
| Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) |