Reminder: 老司机福利网 requires students to have two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine

Jul 21, 2020
Reminder: 老司机福利网 requires students to have two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine

Two doses of the MMR vaccine are about 97% effective at preventing measles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from Jan. 1 to March 28, 2019, 387 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 15 states. This is the second-greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since measles was eliminated in 2000. California is one of the states identified.

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Recommendations:

  • If you are not protected, get the MMR vaccination as soon as possible. While not perfect, a single dose of the vaccine is 93 percent effective in protecting against measles; two doses are 97 percent effective. 
  • Importantly, getting even just the first dose of the vaccine now will prevent you from being excluded from the university, should a measles case be discovered here. 
  • Students can get the vaccine for a discounted fee from Student Health Services located in the Cowell Wellness Building.

For questions about 老司机福利网 student health services and university immunization requirements, contact Dayna Cerruti-Barbero, director of Student Health Services in Student Life at 209.946.7473 or dcerrutibarbero@pacific.edu.