It’s never too early to start planning for the next school year! Henrico County Public Schools and the Virginia Department of Health’s Richmond and Henrico Health Districts will hold a free vaccination clinic at each HCPS middle and high school to provide required vaccines for students entering seventh or 12th grade in the 2026-27 school year.
Pocahontas Middle School's clinic will be held 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22.
New this year, there are individual online registration forms for each clinic. These forms must be filled out in full by a parent or guardian before vaccines can be administered. Students can only register and attend the clinics at the schools that they currently attend as sixth or 11th graders. Parents and guardians do not need to be present at the clinic.
Pocahontas families should sign up at https://hcps.info/PocahontasClinic2026.
Virginia requires students to be immunized against various illnesses to enroll for the new school year. Immunization restrictions and requirements for 2026-27 enrollment:
Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY): Students must have at least two doses, the first administered before entering seventh grade and the final administered before entering 12th grade (after the student’s 16th birthday). Only rising seventh and 12th grade students may receive vaccinations.
Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccine (Tdap): The booster vaccine is required for students entering seventh grade and those entering 12th grade who have not received a dose of this vaccine after age 7. Students ages 11 or older may be vaccinated.
Additional registration information and instructions can be found at henricoschools.us/health, and families are encouraged to contact their school nurse with any additional questions. A complete list of immunization requirements for school enrollment can be found at the Virginia Department of Health website at https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/immunization/requirements/.