May
Universities require proof of immunization agaist the followeing diseases:
1. MEASLES (Rubeola)
2. RUBELLA
3. POLIO
4. MUMPS
5. DIPHTERIA (DPT), Whooping Cough, Tetanus
6. TETANUS BOOSTER (most recent)
The vaccine against tetanus can be applied to an adult without problems. But I heard that the first five vaccines listed above should be applied to babies and children from 0 to 5 years old… So what happens if an adult got these vaccines, but he/she does not have a way to prove it (vaccination certificate or something like that). Is there a way to realize if this adult has these immunization requirements? How can an adult prove to an university that he/she got these vaccines, or if not, can an adult receive vaccines that are supposed to be applied to babies and kids from 0 to 5 years old? Thanks.
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Answer:
If you don't have any vaccination records and don’t know (from your doctor or parents) whether you've had any of these diseases, you can get your “antibody titer” checked for these: The doctor sends a blood test that tells you whether you already have immunity or not against these diseases. The university will accept a copy of the titers that show immunity. If you don’t have immunity, you can still get the vaccines.
Just discuss it with your doctor. The vaccines can be given to adults, too, it's not a problem! (…unless you’ve specific allergies, immune system problems, or are pregnant - in those cases, again, your physician will know how to proceed).
And by the way - you need to have your Tetanus, Diphteria, Polio updated each 10 yrs as an adult anyhow!
Answer:
you get proof from your pediatrician that you had. Or you can have blood drawn and have titers run to show you're immune to those. Or you can just get the vaccines again. I had to get the MMR (measles, mumps & rubella) vaccine again because my titer came up negative, meaning I wasn't still immune to MMR.
Answer:
Adults and older children can have these vaccines too. What you need to do is ask your GP to do an Ig (antibody) blood test for the above disease. If you have adequate antibodies then you simply show the letter/results confirming your Ig status to the University. If not then you’ll require the vaccination/boosters, which can be given to adults, yes.
You should have had all these as part of your childhood vaccinations, the last booster is given just before you leave school and is effective up to 10 years, so it's unlikely that you’ll need to have these again. Just show your immunisation record to your Uni.