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Recommended First-Year Student Immunizations

The following links are to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s web information. 

Vaccine Recommendations*
Meningococcal
  • Strongly recommended for all first-year college students
  • Click here for the location and cost of vaccination
Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap)
  • Students lacking documentation
  • Booster every 10 years
  • Part of wound management

Influenza (Flu Shot) (Nasal Spray)
  • Annually, especially for caregivers, dormitory residents and students with chronic medical conditions
Hepatitis B
  • Students whose work or lifestyle exposes them to blood or body fluids
  • Hepatitis B series was included in the childhood immunization schedule as of 1991
Varicella (Chickenpox)
  • Strongly recommended for those students lacking documentation or evidence of disease
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
  • All students born after 1956 without evidence of disease or immunity
Polio (poliomyelitis)
  • Unvaccinated students
  • Most students received routine vaccination in childhood
  • Booster may be needed if traveling outside the United States
Rabies
  • Animal Science Students
Tuberculin Skin Test (TB)
  • Students in academic programs with increased risk of TB exposure
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Non pregnant students younger than 27 years old
  • Routine cervical screening should continue

Except for polio, rabies and tuberculin skin test, the above information was based on the October 2006 to September 2007 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule as approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, et al. Individuals entering animal sciences or health care need to contact their program director about additional immunizations and/or boosters that may be required. Students with a chronic medical condition, older than 49 years of age or Native American should check with their health care provider for vaccine recommendations regarding their status.

For more information, you may contact student health services at (432) 837-8102, the Alpine Medical Center at (432) 837-5505 or the Texas Department of State Health Services at (432) 837-3877 / 5571.

* For students less than 19 years of age refer to the CDC-NIP's Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule.
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