Your D might be due for some other vaccines too- like tetanus.
Also remember the flu vaccine. Flu spreads like wildfire in the dorms.
HPV is another vaccine that many people go off to university without. When I was working in my university health clinic, we did a big push to get freshmen (and others) vaccinated against HPV. HPV is endemic on campuses and among young people. Protect your kids- make sure they get the full series before they get here.
She did get HPV, good idea on the flu
When we moved to Florida, we had to have a vaccination record on some special form before they could start school. It was a big pain at the time, but because we were using the CVS clinic for other things (my kids are never sick), it actually turned out great for getting all the records in one place. They each needed different vaccinations for their dorms (different states) and I know one only needed proof of MMR. All vaccinations were also free until age 19, including the very expensive HPV series.
I just had my D get the meningitis B vaccine as she gets ready to head out of state for college. I didn’t realize until she was getting the shot that she needed the second one at least 28 days later. I’m glad we planned far enough in advance.
I’ve been trying to get my son “to adult” more often, so I sent him off to get his meningitis B first dosage and the doctor, despite his pointing the B one out on the list of immunizations needed from his college, gave him another meningitis ACWY shot. She was in a rush I bet.
I asked him to bring home proof for the college, but it does not specify what kind of meningitis vaccine. His online records says it’s the ACWY one he just got. Only one booster, which he got at 16.5, is needed after age 16 for that one, right? Ugh!
Now he has to go back to get the B shot and they’re charging me $20 copay for that shot he did not need. I’m fighting the charge. I freelanced at one point on an account regarding marketing the meningitis B, so even though it’s only recommended at his school, he’s getting it! Double dose.
He is so NOT ready to keep track of all of this stuff. It’s part of his executive dysfunction (diagnosed) that we need to continue working on. But, when I explain stuff he forgets, or minimizes the importance.
Wish us luck!
I should add that when I made the appointment on the phone, I explained what it was for: Meningitis B shot. Grrr.
Do grownups need MenB? My kid got MenA when she was 11-12. I learned about MenB when she was senior in college. Now she lives on her own. Would she need MenB?
@Iglooo I don’t know of a Meningitis A shot, except the Meningitis conjugate vaccine that covers meningitis serogroups A, C, W, Y (Menactra, Menevo).
Do you mean Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B shots?
@saany123 maybe just tell them you need Trumenba or Bexsero?
Meng A is the Meng conjugate vaccine - Menactra
Trumenba( 2 shots now instead of 3) and Bexsero are Meng B
Most universities health clinics will offer these too.
@saany123 sorry that they messed up 
I’m normally all for making kids sink or swim on a lot of things, but vaccines (and health in general) aren’t one of them. Glad he has someone so caring in his life to help with this 
Good luck!!!
@iglooo See mommdc’s question. But if you’re really referring to the Men B vaccine, then no it’s not recommended for just all adults, and I believe they’re only approved up to age 25 or 26.
I know in the UK where MenB is more common, high risk groups (like those who are immunocompromised) can get it but I’m not sure if it’s that way here yet.
Last year, NYS instituted new vaccine rules mandating that all students entering 7th and 12th grades receive the regular (not B) meningitis vaccine. There is no requirement for B (at least not yet). My son had a shot before he went to scout camp after 5th grade because NYS also requires it for any child going to sleep away camp for more than one week. I had a heckuva time, however, getting him the 12th grade dose because we switched to a family practitioner after the kids’ pediatrician died when S17 (the youngest) was 12 and most places would not administer it because he was under 18, I finally got an urgent care to give it and then spent months fighting with my insurer over reimbursement.
Interestingly, SUNY schools do not require the shot - if you opt out, you have to fill out a form and you can also self-report on the shot. I had it listed on his immunization chart from the doctor anyway. I also had to have a letter attesting that my son didn’t have the chicken pox shot because he actually had the disease at 8 months of age.
I am looking into Bexsero now. I have to see if my insurance covers it and, if it doesn’t, how much it will be and where I can get it. My doctor doesn’t give it and neither does Costco. It might be back to urgent care for me…
I’m glad I read this thread. Though my daughter had the meningitis A vaccine two years ago, I just checked her shot record and noticed that at her well visit two weeks ago, she got the first of the meningitis B vaccine. While I knew she got a “meningitis vaccination shot” at her well visit, I didn’t realize that there were two strains and that this was for the second one(B). Nor did her doctor tell me that she would need one or two more shots in the series (she got Trumenba so there is a two dose and a three dose schedule, I’m not sure which my doctor was planning on). Either way, I’m calling her doctor this week to find out when she needs the next shot. Thanks to all for this discussion.
http://www.trumenba.com/contact-information
^Contact numbers to find out where to get Trumenba and to see if insurance will pay for it
^^Check with the health dept.
http://www.bexsero.com/locator/index.html
^where to get Bexsero
I was at parent orientation for my son’s school and i asked if they give vaccines and they said only flu. I asked for their recommendation on Meningitis B at the health and wellness presentation and they said ask my doctor. I got a laugh when I said (truthfully) that I HAD asked my doctor and he said to ask the school!
@mommdc - Thanks for the links.
Also, my county health department told me they only give shots to kids who are on Medicaid unless there is an epidemic.
Our dr does not give the B vaccine. Walgreen’s does. They won’t give it without a prescription/order if they are under 25. We had our Dr fax one and Dd received hers there. It was $165 for us.
My kid had the regular meningitis vaccine before college, and then got his first dose of Bexsero after an outbreak on his campus, when the university instituted a free walk in vaccination. The problem was finding a place to give him the second shot after a month – CVS did not do Bexsero, only the regular meningitis vaccine, so we had to dig around. His regular doctor found another office which did have it in stock and made arrangements to get the booster there.
@toomanyteens The urgent care facilities and even pharmacies should have the Bexsero vaccine. It may be more expensive that way, depending on your insurance. If you go soon, you should have time to get both doses. If not, the school health center may be able to administer the second does when you arrive to move in.