When should I start my immmunizations?? As it is required by the end of my first semester?

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What I mean is when should I get the required vaccines/immunizations since I know some require 2-3 dosages and I know you have to wait a month in between each dosage. So when should I start so I have all the required immunization documents by the end of my first semester?

Required Immunizations:

TB Skin Test

Flu Vaccine

TDap

MMR

Varicella

Hep B

Hep C

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Today or yesterday.

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My first semester is the Spring of 2019. This Fall(2018) I will be taking the prerequisites!

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Have you ever been vaccinated for any of the required ones? If so, have your titers done.

I had MMR vaccine as a kid, Hep B as a teenager. I also had chicken pox as a kid, so I'm seropositive for Varicella. I needed a Hep B booster because it's been 20 years since my vaccination. I had a Tdap booster less than 10 years ago so my titer was fine.

I would wait on TB and Flu until closer to your start date. TB is typically a two-step test so you actually get the TB test twice. Flu shot you would want the most recent for the year you're applying.

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I needed to take Hep b to get into general admission at my school. it was a 6 month process. I would get on it when you get a chance, nothing wrong with having all your health forms out of the way! Of course flu and tb you would have to wait to do. However, do procrastinate on that. Some people have false reads on tb and its a whole process to get that fixed. Save yourself the hassle of running around like a chicken with your head cut off.

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ASAP. There's no reason to NOT get these vaccines as soon as possible. The flu shot is annual and the tdap needs a booster once every 10 years. Hep B is a series of three shots if you haven't had those already. The only one I would hesitate on is the TB test. How recent of a test does your school require? You said your prospective start date is Spring 2019? My school required a TB test within a year of starting. There's a two step skin test and there's also a one-step blood draw, called IGRA.

CDC | TB | Fact Sheets | Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs)

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