If you’re sending a child off to college what vaccines should they get? Elizabeth Tracey reports

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Being up to date on vaccines should be on the college prep list, says pharmacist Victoria DeJaco at Johns Hopkins.

Dejaco: Definitely gonna want COVID or flu because those generally are going to be more prevalent. The season is going to start in October. I'd say we have a new vaccine that should be out for the next year but what I would recommend is that everyone who hasn't gotten boosted in the past like four months, I'd recommend that they get a vaccine. I don't think hepatitis B is really necessary but if you have someone who is working in the healthcare field hep B is something that I would also consider. There's other just routine vaccinations like TDAP.  :30

College bound folks should also consider vaccines for meningitis, and in light of ongoing measles outbreaks nationally finding out whether you are immune is a good idea. If you’re not a booster is called for. And finally, DeJaco notes, if you haven’t had the HPV vaccines she urges getting caught up now. At Johns Hopkins, I’m Elizabeth Tracey.