{"id":1759,"date":"2012-04-07T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2021-04-06T17:01:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:01:55","slug":"immunizations-for-studying-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/immunizations-for-studying-in-the-usa.html","title":{"rendered":"Immunizations For Studying In The USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What Are Immunizations And Why Are They Important? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Immunizations (also known as vaccines) can be administered orally or by injection and are designed to stimulate your immune system to recognize a specific disease before you contract it. This will help protect your body from disease and will also help ensure you can\u2019t then pass diseases to others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important that you are as healthy as possible<\/a> while studying in the United States as an international student, and this is why most schools require their students are vaccinated before registering for classes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Immunizations Does My School Require? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Immunization requirements will vary from school to school, so it\u2019s important to ask your school which vaccines you\u2019re required to have. Sometimes schools will have two lists of vaccinations – some that you are required to have and some that they simply suggest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\"focoThe Cigna Global<\/a> plan covers the HPV vaccine and other vaccines commonly administered to 17-year-olds or younger.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

The Most Commonly Required Vaccinations Are:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n