Immunizations and Travel Clinic

The Campus Health Service is pleased to be able to offer immunizations, and travel immunizations to University of Arizona students and staff. Routine vaccinations are offered as a walk-in service during regular Campus Health Service hours.Travel visits are available by appointment. To be sure the nurse is available,  please call 621-9202 before coming in to be seen by the Immunization Nurse.

Appointment phone #: (520) 621-2292

Hours of Operation:

Walk-In Services are available:
Monday - Thursday: 10:00am-3:30pm

The Immunization Clinic is closed daily to all services from 11:45am-1:00pm.

Fridays are devoted to Travel Clinic Appointments, but occasionally there will be staff available for Walk-In Services on Fridays from 8:00am-4:30pm. It is recommended to call prior to coming for walk-in services on Fridays.

Travel Clinic:
These services are by appointment only, primarily limited to Fridays. Appointments are approximately 45 minutes long, and are in high demand during the travel seasons. Please plan on booking your travel appointment at least 2-weeks prior to travel. Visit the Travel Clinic section for further information.

For questions regarding Walk-In Services or to book an appointment for Travel, please call (520) 621-2292.

Immunization Services
The Immunization Office offers a variety of immunization services, including:

• Routine vaccinations
• Travel vaccinations
• TB Skin testing
• Ordering of chest x-rays or Quantiferon Gold tests for positive TB skin tests
• Ordering of blood titers to confirm immunity status to various diseases.

Find out what vaccines you need

A complete list of available vaccinations may be found at the bottom of this page.
Immunization records may be accessed online by using your UA Net ID to log in to Patient Link.

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccinations
Measles can be a serious and life-threatening illness. For this reason, immunization against measles is necessary as a public health measure to protect students and community members alike.

All students born after December 31, 1956, registering for classes the University of Arizona must provide documentation of adequate measles, mumps, and rubella immunity. This would include:

• Laboratory reports of adequate titer levels for measles mumps rubella –OR-
• 2 MMR Vaccinations (at least one administered after 1979) –OR-
• 1 MMR Vaccination AND 1 Measles Vaccination –OR-
• 2 Measles Vaccinations AND 1 Rubella Vaccination

If you were born prior to 12/31/1956 you are considered exempt. You may contact the Measles Coordinator at Campus Health by calling (520) 621-2384 to confirm that you are clear to register for classes.

For more information, please see the Immunization Requirements page.

Submit Your Immunization Records Online

Travel Immunizations
Travel Immunizations are available to all students, faculty, and staff of the university who are planning on traveling out of the country. A travel appointment is a comprehensive appointment in which the traveler is given a Travax Travel Report, which includes a complete summary of required/recommended vaccinations for travel to the specific destination, any travel advisories, and relevant country-specific information. The traveler would receive all desired vaccinations at that time, as well as prescriptions for anti-malarial medication and treatment of Traveler’s Diarrhea. For more information, check out the Travel Clinic section, or contact the Immunization office at (520) 621-2292. Appointments for travel-related illness, prescriptions for altitude sickness, or travel physicals should be made with a Campus Health Physician or Nurse Practitioner.

Immunizations Offered by Campus Health

• Hepatitis A: This is a 2-shot series, given over a 6-month period. This is considered a lifetime vaccination.
• Hepatitis B: This is a 3-shot series, given over a 6-month period. For most, this is considered a lifetime vaccination.
• TwinRix: This Hep A+B combination vaccination is a 3-shot series, given over a 6-month period. This is considered a lifetime vaccination.
• HPV: Both Gardasil® and Cervarix® are available. Both are given as a 3-shot series, over a 6-month period. This is a considered a lifetime vaccination
• Influenza: This is a seasonal vaccination, and should be updated yearly
• Meningococcal: This is considered effective for approximately 5 years, and might need to be updated for travel into endemic areas.
• MMR: 2-MMRs are considered a lifetime vaccination.
• Polio: The inactivated injectable Polio vaccination is considered a one-time adult booster for those who received the Polio series as a child.
• Rabies: This is a 3-shot series. For continued risk/exposure to potential rabies, titer levels should be checked approximately every 2 years to determine booster needs.
• Td (Tetanus/Diptheria) or Tdap (Tetanus/Diptheria/Acellular Pertussis): Recommended to booster every 10 years.
• Typhoid: This is available in either the oral or injectable vaccination. The oral vaccine is effective for 5 years, and the injectable vaccine is effective for 2 years.
• Varicella (Chicken Pox): For those who did not have chicken pox as a child, this is a 2-shot series. It is considered a lifetime vaccination
• Yellow Fever: Needed for travel into countries of Yellow Fever transmission. This vaccine is effective for 10 years.

Each vaccination has risks and possible complications. Contact the Campus Health Immunization Nurse (520) 621-2292, your healthcare provider, or the CDC at www.cdc.gov or 1-800-232-2522.

Other Immunization Services Offered

• Chest X-Ray for positive TB skin test
• Hepatitis B Titer
• Measles Titer
• Mumps Titer
• Quantiferon Gold blood test for positive TB skin test
• Rubella Titer
• TB Skin Test
• Varicella Titer

For pricing of the various procedures and vaccinations, please call the Billing and Claims Office at (520)621-6487.

Immunization Requirements

Submit Your Immunization Records Online