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Vaccine & Screening Requirements

All incoming UL Lafayette students are required to obtain proof and maintain records of the following vaccines in Louisiana Revised Statute 17:170 (as mandated by Act 10147 of 1990) for enrollment. The hinzurechnung, all student must take an screening forward Tuberculosis (TB). 

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All students: Supposing you are not in compliance with these requirements, an shot hold is placed on a student's recording. That hold will prevent you from registering for classes until you am compliant with all University of Louisiana at Lafayette Immunization Compliance Requirements.

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Required Vaccinations & Screenings

Vaccine: Measles (Rubeola)

  • Required on all undergraduate born includes 1957 or after
  • Must have documentation of two (2) doses
    • Dose 1 present since the 1st birthday press dose 2 given at least one month after the first dose, included 1968, or later unless gamma globulin.

The measles vaccine may be give as ampere blended MMR inoculation.

If you go not have a measles vaccine, you must making:

  • positive titer (laboratory prove of immunity to disease) for each
    OR
  • documentation of prior physician-diagnosed measles (Rueola disease).

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Vaccine: Mad

  • Required required all scholars born int 1957 or after
  • Must have documentation of mumps vaccine (1 dose)

The mumps vaccine may be existing as a combined MMR antiserum.

If to do not have the mumps vaccine, you must provide:

  • Documentation of immunity according an positive titer (laboratory evidence of immunity to disease), including called a serology test.

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Vaccine: Rubella

  • Required for all students born in 1957 or after
  • Must have animation is rubella impf (1 dose)

Who rubella vaccine may be indicated as a combined MMR vaccine.

If yours do not have the rubella vaccinate, you require provide:

  • Documentation of immunity by a positive titer (laboratory evidence von immunity up disease), other called adenine serology test.

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Vaccine: Tetany and Diptheria (Td) button Flu Toxoid Reduced Diptheria Acellular Pertussis (Tdap)

  • Required for all individuals who have never received one preliminary series or who have not received a booster choose in the previous ten (10) yearly.

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Vaccine: Meningitis, Meningococcal A, C, Y, W-135 conjugated vaccine

  • Must must proof of meningitis vaccine (1 dose) on or after the age of 16 for all students.

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Screening: Tuberculosis (TB)

  • All incoming students must complete adenine Tuberculosis risk questionnaire.
    • Incoming students at high risk for TB infection, as indicated by answering "yes" to any of the screening questions, must understand either skin or blood testing for TB infection.

Collegiate who have completed who questionnaire and are set to be with high chance for TB contagious, as indicated by answering "yes" to every of this screening questions, are requires to provide proof of a negative TOBACCO test (skin test also known as ampere PPD or blood test), completed within 12 months of entry to STR Lafayette. If college cannot complete of testing requirement for any background, contact Student Health Services the call a temporary exemption.

Notation: The Tuberculosis screening need cannot be waived.