Health Sciences Students Immunization Requirements
Health Sciences Programs include the following:
Your immunization requirements include:
Hepatitis B: 3 Hepatitis B vaccine doses OR 2 Heplisav-B doses AND Hepatitis B surface antibody (HBSAB) titer*
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella): 2 vaccine doses OR MMR titer*
Meningitis A (Meningococcal Quadrivalent): One dose if you are 16 to 21 years of age. Dose must be given on/after 16th birthday.
Tuberculosis: IGRA blood test (QuantiFERON or T-Spot) OR a two-step Tuberculin skin tests placed 7-21 days apart
- Then annual Tuberculosis risk assessment screening
Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis): One dose given within the past 10 years.
Varicella: 2 vaccine doses OR Varicella antibody (VZVIgG) titer*
Influenza (flu): required each fall when vaccine becomes available
Covid-19 (Third Party Requirement): primary series of one bivalent or two monovalent vaccines
* A titer is a laboratory test that measures the presence and amount of antibodies in blood. A titer may be used to prove immunity to disease.
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University Health ServicesRichard E. Lindner Center
2751 O'Varsity Way, 3rd Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0010
Mail Location: 0010
Phone: 513-556-2564
Fax: 513-556-1337