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Immunization records required for students to register in the fall
By: Katie Martin
Issue date: 4/30/08 Section: News
Registration for fall semester is under way and to sign up for classes it is necessary to make sure there are no holds on your account.
One of these holds could be immunization records.
"Last semester there was a hold on my registration because I didn't get my immunization records in," said Tyler Snelling, a senior at California State University, Stanislaus.
Most students turn in their immunization records before their first semester at CSU Stanislaus.
"During orientation we try to collect immunization records but there is often so much going on that students are overwhelmed and forget," said Dr. Bruce Wilbur from the Health Center, "if we take care of the records ahead of time then we won't have to deal with them later."
Some students have a hard time finding their immunization records, but there are a few ways to get them. High schools or the family doctor should have a record of a student's immunization. If there are no records or if they are unattainable, another option is possible.
"Students can take a blood test to check for immunity and this service is offered here at the Health Center," Wilbur said.
Certain groups are required to have their immunization records like students living on campus, students whose primary and secondary schooling were obtained outside the U.S., and students enrolled in any student teaching practicum or field work involving pre-school aged children or anything to do with a hospital or health center.
Everyone needs to meet the requirements of two doses of measles/rubella vaccine (MR or MMR) and three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine (or show proof of immunity to both these diseases either through immunization records or blood tests).
In order to lift a hold placed on your registration account, make sure to send a photocopy of immunization records to the Health Center. Records can be the childhood immunization card, which is yellow or a high school transcript (as long as it has the immunization information documented on it) or lab reports showing immunization from blood tests.
"Of course it's a good idea to make sure everyone turns in their immunization records. It would be horrible if we didn't and randomly had a measles epidemic," Snelling said.
If the vaccine is needed, one can always go to: a local medical clinic, county public health department, physician's office or to the Student Health Center on campus in Turlock. There are specific hours at the Health Center for vaccines where a student can just walk in without an appointment.
Check the Web site at healthcenter.csustan.edu for additional information. Other immunizations are also offered at the Health Center for a nominal charge of $10 to $120 each.
One of these holds could be immunization records.
"Last semester there was a hold on my registration because I didn't get my immunization records in," said Tyler Snelling, a senior at California State University, Stanislaus.
Most students turn in their immunization records before their first semester at CSU Stanislaus.
"During orientation we try to collect immunization records but there is often so much going on that students are overwhelmed and forget," said Dr. Bruce Wilbur from the Health Center, "if we take care of the records ahead of time then we won't have to deal with them later."
Some students have a hard time finding their immunization records, but there are a few ways to get them. High schools or the family doctor should have a record of a student's immunization. If there are no records or if they are unattainable, another option is possible.
"Students can take a blood test to check for immunity and this service is offered here at the Health Center," Wilbur said.
Certain groups are required to have their immunization records like students living on campus, students whose primary and secondary schooling were obtained outside the U.S., and students enrolled in any student teaching practicum or field work involving pre-school aged children or anything to do with a hospital or health center.
Everyone needs to meet the requirements of two doses of measles/rubella vaccine (MR or MMR) and three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine (or show proof of immunity to both these diseases either through immunization records or blood tests).
In order to lift a hold placed on your registration account, make sure to send a photocopy of immunization records to the Health Center. Records can be the childhood immunization card, which is yellow or a high school transcript (as long as it has the immunization information documented on it) or lab reports showing immunization from blood tests.
"Of course it's a good idea to make sure everyone turns in their immunization records. It would be horrible if we didn't and randomly had a measles epidemic," Snelling said.
If the vaccine is needed, one can always go to: a local medical clinic, county public health department, physician's office or to the Student Health Center on campus in Turlock. There are specific hours at the Health Center for vaccines where a student can just walk in without an appointment.
Check the Web site at healthcenter.csustan.edu for additional information. Other immunizations are also offered at the Health Center for a nominal charge of $10 to $120 each.
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