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Bacterial Meningitis Requirement Deadlines The exception form from DSHS must be signed and notarized no more than 90 days prior to the first day of classes and submitted in-person to the Registrar in order to be valid. The exemption will only be permitted based on evidence that the bacterial meningitis vaccine would be injurious to a student's health and well-being according to the professional opinion of a physician who is duly registered and licensed to practice medicine in the United States.Įxemptions from Immunizations for Reasons of Conscience, such as religious or philosophical belief, can only be requested through the Texas Department of State Health Services. Students, parents, and guardians have the right to seek an exemption to this requirement by completing the UNT Meningitis Medical Exemption Form. More information about bacterial meningitis is available at the CDC meningitis page.

If a student attends any class or portion of a class on campus or lives in on-campus housing, they must submit evidence of vaccination. Students are not required to submit evidence of vaccination if they are twenty-two years of age or older or enrolled for online courses only.

An official record received from school officials, including a record from another stateīacterial Meningitis Vaccination Exemptions.

An official immunization record generated from a state or local health authority.

The signature or stamp of a physician or their designee, or public health person on a form that shows the month, day, and year the vaccination dose or booster was administered.The following is acceptable evidence of vaccination or receiving a booster dose:

The meningitis vaccination should be for the meningococcal ACWY strain. Immunizations are available from the UNT Student Health and Wellness Center, a personal physician, or a local Health Department. This law also applies to any student returning to school after a break in enrollment for a fall or spring semester. Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination RequirementĪll new students, including transfer students, under the age of 22, must show evidence of receipt of initial bacterial meningitis vaccination (meningococcal meningitis vaccine) dose or booster in the last five years and at least ten days prior to the first day of the semester in which the student initially enrolls.

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