Immunization ... cost

[Demilaax]

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Ok so there's a list of immunization i apparently need to get before matriculation?
I dont know... they're way too many. Am i suppose to afford getting all of theses ?

Hepatitis B Surface Antibody
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Repeated
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
Varicella
Varicella Booster
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
MMR Booster
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Category
Diphtheria/Tetanus Booster (Td)
Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis Booster (Tdap)
Seasonal Influenza/H1N1
Tuberculosis
One Step TB
Two Step TB
IGRA Test
(Quantiferon/T-spot)

 

[sjv]

Have you never been vaccinated before?

 

[Demilaax]

Have you never been vaccinated before?

Don't have any records of them.

 

[sjv]

Don't have any records of them.

Did you have to show vaccination records to your undergraduate university before you matriculated? They may have your records.

Otherwise, if you have insurance, call up your doctor and ask.

 

[Slumber]

Don't have any records of them.

If you had the vaccine before, just do the titer and blood assay.

 

[MBlue16]

Ok so there's a list of immunization i apparently need to get before matriculation?
I dont know... they're way too many. Am i suppose to afford getting all of theses ?

Hepatitis B Surface Antibody
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Repeated
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
Varicella
Varicella Booster
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
MMR Booster
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Category
Diphtheria/Tetanus Booster (Td)
Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis Booster (Tdap)
Seasonal Influenza/H1N1
Tuberculosis
One Step TB
Two Step TB
IGRA Test
(Quantiferon/T-spot)

So this is for MWU-IL, right? is it everything? I haven't had any chance to go over the letter from them. I might just use this list 🙂

 

[Demilaax]

So this is for MWU-IL, right? is it everything? I haven't had any chance to go over the letter from them. I might just use this list 🙂

lol i copied/pasted it here 😛
the list is costly

 

[techyguy]

Don't you have health insurance? I don't think I've ever paid for a vaccination.

 

[Demilaax]

Don't you have health insurance? I don't think I've ever paid for a vaccination.

No, i live in poverty

 

[dieanotherday]

are you no longer in school?

 

[ILLchief]

Yeah that seems like a lot but some are tied together. You'd be surprised of how many you don't still need to get. Although, I know that you have to get a TB test within 6 months of matriculating though.

Some doctor somewhere has a record of your vaccinations you got. You need to just call them up and have them send it to you or go in to get your records... I know MWU offers some of the immunizations/titers so you can always go there!

 

[Toothshucker]

Call high school, college, old doctors first.
You've probably received most of these vaccinations already. Get titers for mos if needed. TB test is generally mandatory before entering clinic.

If you did not get varicella vaccination and/or booster, and you are able to (live vaccine), you should. Chicken pox in adults and shingles are very painful.
For medical reasons, you can sign a waiver if you cannot receive live vaccines.

Based on your post, you're probably due for Tdap and flu. Pneumonia vaccine is recommended every 10yrs (I think) for healthy pt, 5 for immunosuppressed.

Btw you should want to be vaccinated. You will see patients in clinic that have some of these diseases, and patients often don't know what disease they have, medication they take, deliberately withhold info, or haven't seen a physician yet.

 

[sacapuntas]

Don't have any records of them.

Just get titers done. Double benefit:

1) you actually know whether or not your vaccinations worked (I discovered upon titer that my Hep B from when I was a kid wasn't effective, which is one that you REALLY want to work)

2) you will save a bunch of money vs getting all the shots again

 

[ToothbrushBuddy]

Ok so there's a list of immunization i apparently need to get before matriculation?
I dont know... they're way too many. Am i suppose to afford getting all of theses ?

Hepatitis B Surface Antibody
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Repeated
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
Varicella
Varicella Booster
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
MMR Booster
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Category
Diphtheria/Tetanus Booster (Td)
Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis Booster (Tdap)
Seasonal Influenza/H1N1
Tuberculosis
One Step TB
Two Step TB
IGRA Test
(Quantiferon/T-spot)

You should have already gotten almost all of those to even be able to go to elementary school. If you still have contact with your mother, ask her for those records, I'm sure she has them somewhere. If you've had chicken pox as a child, you don't need that vaccine.

 

[Jungerr]

Some of the vaccines you listed overlap. For example, if you get Tdap, you don't need Td; if you do the Two step TB, you don't need One step TB; etc.

 

[lemons222]

All the above. Call past schools/doctors. Also if you need some shots... GO TO YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT! A lot will be free, or like $5.

 

[Dent35]

Ok so there's a list of immunization i apparently need to get before matriculation?
I dont know... they're way too many. Am i suppose to afford getting all of theses ?

Hepatitis B Surface Antibody
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Repeated
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
Varicella
Varicella Booster
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
MMR Booster
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Category
Diphtheria/Tetanus Booster (Td)
Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis Booster (Tdap)
Seasonal Influenza/H1N1
Tuberculosis
One Step TB
Two Step TB
IGRA Test
(Quantiferon/T-spot)

all of my records are in Greece (grew up there) so last week i told my doc that and she took blood to see what i am immune for and whatever i am not immune for i am going to get a shot for that. UDM has the same list i believe