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Health Sciences Required Immunizations
Checklist of required immunizations
All immunizations are mandatory and at the applicant’s expense. This is a checklist for you to use as you prepare your documentation of immunizations. If accepted, documentation of immunizations will be submitted online to a verification company. Deadline date will be provided by the program.
TB Test
- Date of vaccine must be good within a year (must be valid throughout your entire program)
- Accepted TB tests:
- TB skin test (with a negative result)
- If positive, then complete Tspot or Quantiferon Gold
- T-Spot (with a negative result)
- If positive, get an x-ray
- Quantiferon Gold (with a negative result)
- If positive, get an x-ray
- X-ray (negative chest x-ray)
- Valid for three years
- Must upload the radiology report
- Must complete an annual TB questionnaire
- If you have received the BCG vaccination, then you must follow x-ray protocol or get a T-spot (with a negative result).
- TB skin test (with a negative result)
TDAP (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis)
- Date of the vaccine must be within 10 years.
- Must have the combo vaccine that contains all 3 vaccines.
- May appear on immunization history as TDAP or DTAP.
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
- Option A: 2 vaccines (that are at least 4 weeks apart)
- Option B: A positive titer/serologic test for measles, mumps, and rubella
- Must be a quantitative test
- If your titer test is negative, you must get booster vaccines following the test.
Varicella
- Option A: 2 vaccines, a minimum of 4 weeks apart
- May appear on immunization history as VAR or MMRV.
- Option B: A positive titer/serologic test for Varicella
- Must be a quantitative test
- If your titer test is negative, you must get booster vaccines following the test.
Meningitis
- Follow Blinn College Policies: www.blinn.edu/immunizations
Influenza
- 1 vaccine within a year
- Must be within the current flu season
COVID Vaccine
- Per Clinical Facility requirements
Physical
- A physical exam is required once accepted into the program or as directed by the program.
Hepatitis B Titer test
- A positive titer/serologic test for Hepatitis B
- Must be a quantitative test
- If your titer test is negative, you must get booster vaccines/repeat series following the test.
- *If you never had the Hepatitis B vaccination, see Hepatitis B Flowchart
*Hepatitis B Series Options
Option A: 3-dose series Hepatitis B (Energix B, Recombivax HB). Doses received at 0, 1, 6 months.
Option B: 2-dose series Hepatitis B (Heplisav B). Doses received at least 4 weeks apart.
Option C: 3-dose series Hepatitis A – Hepatitis B (Twinrix). Doses received at 0, 1, and 6 months.
Once the series is completed, a new Hepatitis B titer/serologic test must be taken.
Definitions:
- Titer/Serologic test: a test where blood is drawn to test the antibody levels in your system.
- A positive result means that you have the correct number of antibodies in your system for the tested immunization.
- A negative result means that you do not have the correct number of antibodies in your system.
- Quantitative test: a test that shows numerical values.
- Reference range: acts as a key to determine what the values of your quantitative titer/serologic test results mean.