Jabs for Uni

Westy_17

Does anyone know the list of jabs i'll need for uni? It's just I'm not entirely sure which ones i need.

Thanks =]
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Reply 1

Lofty

I didn't have any, nor did anyone i know i don't think...

Reply 2

Westy_17

Ahhh, thanks for that, I thought I would have to have some....fair enough =]

Reply 3

ßlαcksωαn

none....
i had one the other week though at uni :frown:

unrelated though.

Reply 4

arpeggio

AFAIK unless you're doing something that would put you into contact with infected people (nursing/medicine etc), you probably won't need any :smile:

Reply 5

djhworld

Before I went to Uni I topped up on MMR, can't remember why though

Maybe it was because it had been 10 or so years since I had the first one.

Reply 6

Rainygal

i read somewhere that we need hepatitis, tetanus booster and mmr booster

Reply 7

Tasha632

my uni told me wht in my freshers pack, along with a table to fill in with the dates for their medical centre

Reply 8

geetar

I think I need Meningitas C.

Reply 9

Fluent in Lies

Are you going to a Uni in Scotland?

Reply 10

totalblam_blam

I've never had a BCG, so I have a feeling I'll be getting that at uni. Did anyone else have to send their uni a list of all their innoculation dates?

Reply 11

Paeony

It's a good idea to make sure you're up to date with your tetanus jabs, and to get a Meningitis vaccination - most uni's will recommend you get that, especially if you're going to be living in halls. A lot of uni's will suggest that you get an MMR booster too, as mumps is becoming increasingly common. There were five outbreaks of it last year at my uni, and it's no joke when you're older. I think medical and dentistry students tend to have to have more jabs, but they'd get a list.

I hate needles...

I've heard they like you to have an up to date MMR, Meningitis (it spreads like wildfire from what I've heard), and the DPT, the BCG isn't a huge problem as they dont give it at schools anymore.

You have to have a checkup when you register with a GP anyway, so they'd advise as to what jabs you need.

Reply 14

*Sparkle*

I don't think there are any that I missed or desperatley need but I have a doctors appointment soon to make sure. Docs will know better than us about what you need.

Reply 15

Iron_Duke

my uni told me I needed to make sure I had 5 x tetanus, 2 x MMR, diptheria, polio and meningitis C before coming.

Reply 16

mc_hamster

I rung up my doctor last year to check what ones I needed, I think I had MMR, Polio and tetanus injections. I hate needles but hey, I'd rather be sure I have these things done.

Reply 17

blone_bomb

We got told which ones we needed when we joined up for the uni GP practise. Signing up was part of our schedule for freshers week. I didn't need anything though since all my boosters etc. were up to date. Some of my firends got some injections though. You can wait til you get there if you want.

Reply 18

*River

Just make sure that you're up to date - I've only just realised that I need an MMR booster by checking my records.

Reply 19

DavieC

I'm guessing I'm going to need some.

I had the MMR about 12-15 years ago, a tetanus booster about 9 or 10 years ago, Meningitis C about 6 or 7 years ago and the polio/diptheria thing about 4 or 5 years ago.

No jab would be as bad as the BCG. Thankfully it doesn't need topped up.