CSUCI vaccine req?

[curiouslilannie]

I've only just gotten health insurance. It says they require H1N1 and Tdap vaccines. I have my paperwork for MMR and Hep B but not the flu shots. How do they verify this?

[Bobmo88]

I've only just gotten health insurance. It says they require H1N1 and Tdap vaccines. I have my paperwork for MMR and Hep B but not the flu shots. How do they verify this?

I believe the H1N1 is part of the annual flu shot and you are required to get this yearly so if you haven't already gotten this years injection then you will need to. Just to clarify, Tdap stands for Tetorifice, Diphtheria, and Pertussis. I am not sure about how recent the Tdap needs to be (a quick search that I did has said every 10 years I feel like it is only 5 years at the hospital. I work at) but you might have received the Tdap if you needed to get a tetorifice shot after getting stitches or suffering a deep puncture wound. Whenever these are administered the type of vaccine, date of administration, site of administration, vaccine lot number etc. need to be documented so if you have these done at a doctor's office then it should go in your medical record if done elsewhere (e.g. Flu shot clinic) you should receive or be able to receive a copy of the info. Hope I was able to answer your questions!