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Information on Prematriculation
Immunizations
The Vaccine-Preventable Task Force recommends the
following as a guideline that is consistent with the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP).
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Required Immunizations: |
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Vaccine |
Age Indicated |
Indications |
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MMR |
12-15 months and 4-9 yrs later |
All college students |
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DPT,DTaP,Td, Tdap |
Primary series (childhood) Td every 10 years |
All college students |
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Polio (IPV),(OPV) |
Primary series (childhood) |
All college students |
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Varivax
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Series of two doses |
All college students w/o hx. of disease or Neg IgG titer |
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Hepatitis B |
Series of 3 doses prior to college entry |
All college students |
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Meningococcal |
Over
2 years, repeat every 3-5 years |
**Required of all students residing in dorms, persons with asplenia |
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Recommended Immunizations: |
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Hepatitis A |
Series of two doses |
International travelers |
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Influenza |
Annually |
Health care providers |
**ACIP
recommendations as of June 30, 2000.
College freshmen, particularly those who live in dormitories, are at
modestly increased
risk for meningococcal disease relative to other persons their age
Vaccination with the currently available quadrivalent meningococcal
polysaccharide vaccine will decrease the risk for meningococcal disease
among such persons. Vaccination does not eliminate risk because a) the
vaccine confers no protection against serogroup B disease and b) although
the vaccine is highly effective against serogroups C, Y, W-135,
and A, efficacy is <100%.
College students who are at higher risk for meningococcal disease because
of a)
underlying immune deficiencies or b) travel to countries in which N.
meningitidis is
hyperendemic or epidemic (i.e., the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa)
should be
vaccinated (6 ). College students who are employed as research,
industrial, and clinical laboratory personnel who are routinely exposed to
N. meningitidis in solutions that may be aerosolized should be considered
for vaccination (6). MMWR 49 (RR07);11-20.
GA Board of Regents Mandate 6/04:
http://www.usg.edu/student_services/immun/guidelines.phtml
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