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Immunizations
Each Fall/Spring semester, walk-in clinics are held to take care of outstanding health requirements at the Student Health Service, so that you can easily take care of requirements before early registration begins.
Dates this fall are: November 9-13 and November 16-20, 2009
8 AM-4:30 PM
We will offer the following services at the walk-in clinics:
Flu vaccine (see our homepage for details on availability)
MMR vaccine
Varicella vaccine
Meningitis vaccine
TST (tuberculin skin test) ***
Hepatitis B vaccine
Hepatitis B titre (blood test)
Tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis vaccine
Any forms required: medical history, consent
Note: Sorry, but we are not able to do physicals during these clinics. You will have to call and schedule an appointment at 335-8394.
***If you have a TST placed on one of these days, you will need to come back to SHS 48-72 hrs later to have the test read. We cannot place TSTs on Thursdays due to this schedule for reading the result. YOU MUST HAVE THE TST RESULT READ AT SHS.
Thank you for helping us make this a healthy campus.
Questions? Contact us at student-health@uiowa.edu
General Immunization Information
Don't be caught entering the University without finding out what the required vaccinations are...
All students entering the University will be required to show proof of two MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccinations. Most individuals have had to meet this requirement for primary school, so the easiest way to locate your records is to check with your physician's office, school system, or childhood records through your parents. If cannot find your records, you may have the MMR at Student Health. Click here to read the MMR policy. Here are frequently asked questions about the MMR requirement. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat to read these files, download it free.
Click here to download the Medical History Form.
Health Science students - check with your college upon admission for additional requirements.
TB testing for International students. Your tuberculosis (TB) screening test must be performed in the U.S. (sometime after your most recent arrival in this country). If you have not been tested in the U.S. you will be during orientation week here at The University of Iowa. If your TB screening test is positive, you will be required to have a chest x-ray here at the University of Iowa. All these things can be taken care of at the immunization clinics during orientation. Click here for more information on TB.
| Recommendations | SHS Costs |
| Hepatitis B series | $104 each shot (series of three shots) |
| Tuberculosis Skin Test | $13 |
| Tuberculosis Blood Test | $110 |
| Meningitis | $140 |
| Flu (yearly - injectable) | $20 |
| FluMist (yearly) | $25 |
| MMR (required) | $87 |
*All prices subject to change. Prices listed effective September 2009 |
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Hepatitis B: is a highly contagious virus that affects the liver. It can be contracted from having unsafe sex or being in contact with infected blood or body fluids. Hepatitis B causes no symptoms and is detected from a blood test. There is no cure for Hepatitis B, but it can be prevented with an immunization. The vaccination is given in a three shot series.
TB (tuberculosis): is a bacterial infection that is passed through infected droplets in the air. Living in or visiting certain parts of the world and/or certain occupations may put you at higher risk for becoming infected with TB. Free medication may be given to anyone infected with TB bacteria.
Measles: is a disorder that is transmitted through infected droplets in the air, such as from sneezing. Symptoms begin as a fever with a persistent cough, sneezing, inflamed eyes, and white spots on the inside of the mouth. Symptoms usually occur 10-14 days after exposure to the virus. A rash will appear starting at the head and working down the body-during this time measles is contagious. If this vaccination is missed as a toddler, older children and adults can be immunized.
Meningitis: There are two types of meningitis, bacterial and viral. Meningitis is an infection in the fluid lining of the spinal cord and brain. Bacterial meningitis is usually more serious than viral meningitis and is considered a medical emergency. The onset can be rapid and potentially deadly if not treated. The longer the delay before diagnosis the more opportunity for serious neurological damage. The infection can occur directly from viruses or bacteria, indirectly from ear infections, measles, bacterial toxins, and respiratory/throat secretions (e.g. from kissing).
Page updated: 9/14/09
