IFP 2010: Health Information

Vaccine recommendations

 Vaccine prices

 Health insurance

 *Have you submitted a doctor's note confirming that you are fit to travel abroad? This is a requirement for IFP participation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Traveler's Health web site has country specific requirements and updates. You may also wish to visit the World Health Organization's International Travel and Health pages as well as embassy web sites. Below is a brief summary of recommended vaccines, but please visit the CDC site for more detailed and specific information. Check the sites often as requirements and recommendations change, and vaccinations are your responsibility. Please also be advised that in addition to these vaccines, or in the absence of vaccines for certain diseases, other precautions may be recommended, such as for dengue fever.

Click on the countries and the disease names below to see specific information from the CDC.

Vaccine Recommendations  

 

Country

(links to CDC country info below)

 

Hep A

 

Hep B

MMR

(Measles, Mumps, Rubella)

DPT

(Diptheria, Perussis, Tetanus)

Polio

Typhoid

Malaria

Japanese

Enceph.

Yellow Fever

Meningitis

Argentina

x

x

x

x

 

x

see Note 3 below

 


see Note 1 below

 


Hong Kong

x

x

x

x

 

x

 


x

 

 


Nepal

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

 

see Note 2 below

 


 


Brazil

x

x

x

x

 

x

see Note 3 below

 


see Note 1 below

 


Ethiopia

x

x

x

x

x

x

x


 


x


see Note 4 below

IRC

x

x

x

x

x

x

 


 


x


 


Kosovo

x

x

x

x

 


x

 


 

 


 


Uganda

x

x

x

x

x


x

see Note 3 below

 


x

 


Note 1: A yellow fever shot is recommended for some parts of Argentina and Brazil. See CDC info here.
CDC's list of yellow fever clinics can be found here.
Note 2: Vaccination is not routinely recommended for high-altitude areas, but certain parts of Nepal have rates of the disease. Read CDC info here.
Note 3: Malaria is present in some parts of Argentina, Brazil, Ethiopia and Nepal and all of Uganda. CDC info can be found here.
Note 4: Parts of Ethiopia are in the "meningitis belt." CDC info can be found here.
 
 

Vaccine Prices* 

The following vaccines are offered at Student Health Services, located at Henry and Louise Loeb Residence Hall, 135 East 12th Street. Vaccine prices will be billed to the student's account.

  • PPD (TB screening) $15
  • Hepatitis A & B combined vaccine: $100 shot (3-shot series)
  • Hepatitis A vaccine: $70 per shot (2-shot series)
  • Hepatitis B vaccine: $60 (3-shot series)
  • Meningitis vaccine: $100
  • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine: $15
  • Tetanus vaccine: $25
  • Influenza vaccine: $15
  • H1N1 vaccine: free
*Prices may change. These figures were provided by Student Health Services in late January 2010.

Additional options that have been recommended by Student Health Services:

The department offers several vaccines for free, including Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and MMR. Check here for clinic locations. For information about clinic services and hours, call 311, New York City's information line. The clinic closest to the school is:
 
Chelsea Health Center
303 Ninth Avenue, 1st Floor (between 27th and 28th streets)
New York, NY 10001
(212) 676-2323
Travel Information: C or E trains to 23rd Street or #1 to 28th Street
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm

Other clinic locations:

Fort Greene Clinic: 295 Flatbush Ave.
Corona Clinic: 2034 Junction Blvd.
Bronx Clinic: 1826 Archer Ave.

Travel clinics that have been recommended by Student Health Services:

10 Union Square East (between 14th and 15th streets)
New York, NY, 10003 
(212) 420-4006
 
595 Madison Avenue, Suite 1200 (at 57th Street)
New York, NY, 10022 
(212) 230-1020
Call for an appointment and prices.
Click here for available immunizations.
 
Travel Health Services
50 E 69th Street (between Park and Madison)
New York, NY, 10021
(212) 734-3000
Call for an appointment and prices. Student discount may be available.
Check here for available vaccines and prices.
 
The Interchurch Center Medical Services
475 Riverside Drive (between 119th and 120th streets)
New York, NY, 10115
(212) 870-3053
Call for an appointment.
Check here for available immunizations and prices.
 

We recommend that you see a health-care provider at least 4-6 months before your trip to allow time for your vaccines to take effect and to start taking medicine to prevent malaria, if you need it. Please be sure to check with your health insurance provider, as many clinics charge consultation fees in addition to the vaccination charges, which are typically not covered by insurance.