Another Immunization question...

[heybubbaa]

Hey all,

I'm an incoming M1 trying to fulfill my immunization requirements. The requirement for varicella states that I either need to have positive titers, or have gotten 2 vaccines. I got chicken pox as a kid, and I did not get vaccinated for varicella as a child. However, my titers came back "equivocal." I did get the first vaccination; however, they cannot do the second vaccination until literally the day that my requirements are due. I am considering calling the admissions office at my school and asking if they will let me slide if my requirements aren't marked complete until a few days after the deadline. Do you foresee this being an issue (if I am a few days late with this requirement), and are there any other steps that I should be taking?

Thank you!

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[mcatjelly]

Hey all,

I'm an incoming M1 trying to fulfill my immunization requirements. The requirement for varicella states that I either need to have positive titers, or have gotten 2 vaccines. I got chicken pox as a kid, and I did not get vaccinated for varicella as a child. However, my titers came back "equivocal." I did get the first vaccination; however, they cannot do the second vaccination until literally the day that my requirements are due. I am considering calling the admissions office at my school and asking if they will let me slide if my requirements aren't marked complete until a few days after the deadline. Do you foresee this being an issue (if I am a few days late with this requirement), and are there any other steps that I should be taking?

Thank you!

Only the school is going to be able to answer this question. I imagine they'll understand your situation!

 

[heybubbaa]

Only the school is going to be able to answer this question. I imagine they'll understand your situation!

Good call - thank you!

 

[dougy]

I missed the recommendation about getting vaccinations taken care of EARLY. Seems applicants should start their initial evaluation by early January to be able to submit forms complete and on time for summer enrollment. I thought i was completely up to date and just needed the form filled out, but titers do not prove this out. Also did not know varicella required a titer. thought disease hx would be sufficient. Argh and now i restart Hep B!

 

[Catalystik]

I'm an incoming M1 trying to fulfill my immunization requirements. The requirement for varicella states that I either need to have positive titers, or have gotten 2 vaccines. I got chicken pox as a kid, and I did not get vaccinated for varicella as a child. However, my titers came back "equivocal." I did get the first vaccination; however, they cannot do the second vaccination until literally the day that my requirements are due. I am considering calling the admissions office at my school and asking if they will let me slide if my requirements aren't marked complete until a few days after the deadline. Do you foresee this being an issue (if I am a few days late with this requirement), and are there any other steps that I should be taking?

Thank you!

It will not be an issue if you have a plan in place to get the second varicella vaccine. If it were, how could they pull folks off the waitlist up to the day orientation starts?

 

[LacrosseFit]

If, for some reason, the phone call to the school doesn't settle it, could you ask to redraw the titer now that you have gotten one dose of the vaccine? If you really had chickenpox as a kid, a single vaccine should trigger the memory b-cell response and give you more than adequate titer.

 

[heybubbaa]

If, for some reason, the phone call to the school doesn't settle it, could you ask to redraw the titer now that you have gotten one dose of the vaccine? If you really had chickenpox as a kid, a single vaccine should trigger the memory b-cell response and give you more than adequate titer.

That's a good idea. From what I know 165 is the cutoff for a positive result, and mine was 164... I haven't heard back from my school, but if it is a big deal then I will look into maybe getting another blood test. Thank you.