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Meningitis Vaccination Requirement for All Texas-College Students
Please be aware that your student will not be allowed to register for the upcoming college semester unless the Office of Enrollment Services has received and processed vaccination documentation showing that your student has complied with the following requirement. For all graduating seniors, this would be a great time to vaccinate your student.
REQUIREMENT:
Texas Senate Bill 1107, passed in May 2011, requires all students entering a public, private, or independent institution of higher education in Texas as of January 2012 and thereafter to provide documentation that they have had a meningococcal (bacterial meningitis) vaccine or “booster” dose during the five-year period prior to but no later than ten days before the first day of the first semester they will enter that institution. Check your shot records. You may need another shot to comply.
You can get the meningococcal vaccine at most doctors’ offices and private clinics, many large pharmacy chains, and some minor emergency centers or medi-clinics. Call in advance to see whether they offer the vaccine, require an appointment, and take your insurance.
If you have Medicaid or CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Plan), please contact your established healthcare provider as your first option.
If you are uninsured or your insurance will not cover the meningococcal vaccine, you are 18 or younger, you might qualify for the Texas Vaccines for Children Program. Options in our area are the following:
https://www.cdc.gov/
