Immunizations
Certificate of Immunization
In order to enroll in classes at ABAC and all other
colleges in Georgia, students must prove adequate immunity to several
vaccine preventable illnesses. A health care provider must sign the
Certificate. The Certificate is part of the admission packet and is on
the ABAC Web Site at:
http://www.abac.edu/admissions/forms/immunization%20form/pdf
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
Students born before 1957 are exempt from vaccination.
Students born after in 1957 or after must prove immunity to Measles,
Mumps and Rubella by:
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MMR Vaccines,
or
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Laboratory
tests to prove immunity
Tetanus-Diphtheria
A Tetanus-Diphtheria booster within the last 10 years
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Students born in 1980 or after must prove immunity to Varicella by:
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Giving a health care provider a history
of having the chicken pox, or
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Laboratory tests to prove immunity, or
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Two doses of the vaccine
Hepatitis B
Students 18 years old and younger at the time of entering
ABAC must prove immunity to Hepatitis B by:
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Adequate vaccination, or
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Laboratory tests to prove immunity.
Meningococcal Disease
Georgia law requires that students enrolled in
college who will be residing in on-campus housing shall provide
documentation of vaccination against Meningococcal Disease, or may, if
the student is 18 years or older, decline the vaccine after he/she has
received and reviewed information regarding Meningococcal Disease and
the Meningococcal Disease Vaccine. This information, as required by law,
is described in the Handout
“Meningococcal Disease: What You Need to Know”.
If the student is under the age of 18, his or her parent or guardian may
sign this declination.