All participants at BBYO overnight experiences are required to have the following age-appropriate vaccines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP):

• Diphtheria, tetanus & acellular pertussis (DTaP) – 4 doses
• Tetanus, diphtheria & acellular pertussis (Tdap) – 1 dose
• IPV (Poliovirus) – 4 doses
• Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) – 3 doses
• Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) – 4 doses
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) – 2 doses
• Varicella vaccine (VAR) or serologic or historical evidence of immunity – 2 doses
• Meningococcal disease / Meningitis-ACWY – 1 dose (2 doses are required if your teen is 16 years or older and has not received first dose in last five years)

Recommended, but not required:

• COVID-19 and current available booster
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Influenza (flu)

Exceptions: We recognize that individuals with specific medical conditions (i.e., documented allergy or severe adverse reaction to a particular vaccine, congenital immunodeficiency or HIV, malignancies receiving chemotherapy, transplant patients, and persons receiving immunosuppressive drugs and chronic steroids), will not be able to receive certain vaccines. In these instances, a physician documenting the problem and exempting the child from further doses of that specific vaccine will be considered but not guaranteed. 
 
Families may apply for an immunization waiver by completing this form and submitting it here.

If you are requesting an exemption, you must do so within five (5) days of registration. If exemption requests are received after the program cancellation deadline and the exemption is denied, a full refund is not guaranteed. 

August 2026