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-2
doses of MMR vaccine if born after 1956
-3 doses of DPT and tetanus booster (preferably the new Tdap vaccine
booster) within the last 10 years
-3 doses
of Hepatitis B vaccine
-2
doses of Varicella vaccine or a positive blood test is required
( history of disease IS acceptable)
-TB
testing (PPD) for all nursing majors, education majors, and students
living in high risk countries in the past five years
(S. America, C. America, Africa, Asia, E. Europe)
Registration
will be delayed with a medical hold for any full time undergraduate
student and any
residential grad student until all health requirements are met (completed health
form, proof of
all required vaccinations and proof of health insurance).
Most vaccines are available at cost from the Student Health Center.
-Meningococcal
Meningitis Vaccine
or a signed waiver of declination is required of all residential
graduate and undergraduate students and all full-time undergraduate
commuter students.
(See Statement Below)
Meningitis
Statement
Pennsylvania Law #955 was signed into effect in July, 2002 requiring
all students living in university housing to receive the meningitis
vaccine or to sign a waiver of refusal by August 30,2002. In addition,
La Salle University, effective with the 2002-2003 academic year,
requires all incoming students to receive the meningitis vaccine.
If you are out of compliance with this requirement penalties will include restriction of registration for the next semester with a medical hold.
Please contact the Student Health Center
at 215 951 1565 for more information.
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