Immunization Requirements

• Check with family members if you have "baby books" or childhood health records
• Family doctor or primary care physician
• High school transcripts or transcripts from other colleges
• Military records

1. Register a new account at Med+Proctor »
2. Download and complete your required forms.
3. Upload your completed forms into Med+Proctor.
4. If you decline the Meningitis immunization, complete the Meningitis Declination form in addition to submitting MMR to Med+Proctor.
5. Watch your JCC email for verification messages and additional steps to reach verified status.

According to New York State law, students born on or after January 1, 1957, and enrolled in post-secondary institutions must provide proof of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) if they take at least six credit hours.

• This proof can be provided by showing two doses of the MMR vaccine given at least 28 days apart, on or after the first birthday. The second dose should ideally be given between the ages of four and six but no later than 15 months after the first.
• If the vaccines were received before 1968, they must be documented as live vaccines to meet the requirement. Other ways to show immunity include a physician-documented history of the disease and serologic evidence of immunity. For more information, visit ny.gov/services/health.

Students registered for online courses only and not meeting on campus are exempt. This exemption is in place to ensure all students, regardless of their course format, are considered in our health and safety policies.

Measles (M) causes fever, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes, commonly followed by a rash that covers the whole body. It can lead to seizures (often associated with fever), ear infections, diarrhea, and pneumonia. Rarely, measles can cause brain damage or death.

Mumps (M) causes fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite, and swollen and tender salivary glands under the ears. It can lead to deafness, swelling of the brain and spinal cord covering, painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries, and, very rarely, death.

Rubella (R) causes fever, sore throat, rash, headache, and eye irritation. It can cause arthritis in up to half of teenage and adult women. If a person gets rubella while they are pregnant, they could have a miscarriage, or the baby could be born with severe congenital disabilities. Most people vaccinated with MMR will be protected for life, providing security and peace of mind. Vaccines and high vaccination rates have made these diseases much less common in the United States.

For more information:

• Vaccine Information Statement: MMR Vaccine - What you need to know

New York State public health laws mandate that colleges provide information regarding meningitis to college students.

• CDC Meningococcal Disease
• Vaccine Information Statement: Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccines (MenB): What you need to know
• Vaccine Information Statement: Serogroup A, C, W, Y Meningococcal Vaccines (MenACWY and MPSV4): What you need to know

What is meningococcal meningitis? This type of meningitis is a severe bacterial infection of the bloodstream or meninges (a thin lining covering the brain and spinal cord). It is a relatively rare disease and usually occurs as a single isolated event. Clusters of cases or outbreaks are rare in the U.S.

How is the disease spread? Meningococcal disease is transmitted through the air via droplets of respiratory secretions and direct contact with an infected person. Direct contact, for these purposes, is defined as oral contact with shared items such as cigarettes or drinking glasses or through intimate contact such as kissing. Although anyone can come in contact with the bacteria that causes this disease, data also indicates certain social behaviors, such as exposure to passive and active smoking, bar patronage, and excessive alcohol consumption, may put students at increased risk for the disease. Patients with respiratory infections, compromised immunity, those in close contact to a known case, and travelers to endemic areas of the world are also at increased risk.

What are the symptoms? The early symptoms usually associated with meningococcal disease include fever, severe headache, stiff neck, rash, nausea, vomiting, and lethargy, and may resemble the flu. Because the disease progresses rapidly, often in as little as 12 hours, students are urged to seek medical care immediately if they experience two or more of these symptoms concurrently. The disease can be fatal.

How soon do the symptoms appear? The symptoms may appear two to 10 days after exposure, but usually within five days.

What is the treatment for meningococcal disease? Antibiotics, such as penicillin G or ceftriaxone, can be used to treat people with meningococcal disease.

Should people who have been in contact with a diagnosed case of meningococcal meningitis be treated? Only people who have been in close contact (household members, intimate contacts, health care personnel performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, day care center playmates, etc.) need to be considered for preventive treatment. Casual contact as might occur in a regular classroom, office, or factory setting is not usually significant enough to cause concern.

Is there a vaccine to prevent meningococcal meningitis? Presently, there is a vaccine that will protect against some of the strains of meningococcus. It is recommended in outbreak situations, and for those traveling to areas of the world where high rates of the disease are known to occur. For some college students, such as freshmen living in dormitories, there is a modestly increased risk of meningococcal disease. The vaccine can cost as much as $90 but the cost may be covered by the individual’s health insurance policy.

How effective is the vaccine? The vaccine has been shown to provide protection against the most common strains of the disease. The vaccine has shown to be 85 to 100 percent effective in serogroups A and C in older children and adults.

Is the vaccine safe and how long does it provide protection? The vaccine is very safe and adverse reactions are mild and infrequent. The meningococcal vaccine’s efficacy may last five years or longer.

The Consent for Release of Health and Medical Information form lets you authorize JCC Health Services to disclose or receive information contained in your record to or from an organization that you specify.

• Consent for Release of Health and Medical Information form

JCC no longer requires COVID-19 vaccination. COVID-19 vaccination is recommended by NYS Department of Health and the CDC.

If you have received the COVID-19 vaccination, submit your records:

• COVID-19 Vaccination Form (electronic submission)
• COVID-19 Vaccination Form (printable)

For more information, visit sunyjcc.edu/covid19.

JCC's Nursing and Occupational Therapy Assistant programs require additional immunizations:

• MMR (Measles, mumps, rubella) series of two (the first dose given after your first birthday)
• Meningitis (ACWY) current within the last five years or the Meningitis B series
• Varicella, series of two (Chicken pox or a positive Titer)
• Hepatitis B vaccine, series of three: Clinical sites request that you educate yourself about Hepatitis B. You are at an increased risk in the clinical setting of exposure to Hepatitis B and other diseases. Get an updated vaccination for Hepatitis B or sign the declination on your JCC Nursing and OTA health report form, which you will receive through your program.
• TDAP (current within 10 years)
• Influenza (given mid-September to October)
• Mantoux (PPD) two-step TB skin test is given on campus during the fall semester
  • QuantiFERON Gold (IGRA) is accepted in place of the two-step TB skin test
• COVID-19 is not required, but we will take the records if you have received it

If you live in the residence halls on campus, you must also submit:

• Resident Student Health History Form (printable)