Health Services
Immunization Policy
Student Vaccine Requirement
Haverford College takes the health and wellbeing of all students, faculty, and staff very seriously. All transfer and incoming class of 2028 students must show proof of adequate immunization by providing documentation of the following vaccines:
- Covid-19: most updated FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine, administered after August 2023
- Hepatitis B: Three childhood doses OR proof of positive Hep B surface antibody
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR): Two doses after age 1 OR proof of positive MMR titers
- Varicella: Two doses after age 1 OR proof of positive Varicella titer OR documentation of chicken pox disease by medical provider
- Meningococcal (MenACYW): One dose after age 16
- Meningococcal B (Trumenba or Bexsero): Two doses, at least one required before arrival to campus
- Polio: Three doses of injected or four doses of oral
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis: Four dose primary series AND booster within the last ten years
Religious and medical exemptions will be provided with appropriate documentation.
The following immunizations are recommended but not required:
- Hepatitis A: Two doses
- Pneumococcal: Prevnar 20
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV): Two doses if given at age 14 or younger and three doses if given at age 15 or older
The Health Services Staff
Decision Not to Vaccinate
Haverford College follows the American College Health Association (ACHA), the Pennsylvania State Mandatory Vaccination Code, the Advisory College of Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the CDC’s recommendations for immunization compliance guidelines. For the safety of all students, faculty and staff, immunizations are mandatory.1 Students may be exempted from the immunization requirements if there is a medical contraindication or if the student’s religious belief prohibits immunizations.
Per Pennsylvania State law for schools:
§ 23.84. Exemption from immunization.
- Medical exemption. Children need not be immunized if a physician or the physician’s designee provides a written statement that immunization may be detrimental to the health of the child. When the physician determines that immunization is no longer detrimental to the health of the child, the child shall be immunized according to this subchapter.
- Religious exemption. Children need not be immunized if the parent, guardian or emancipated child objects in writing to the immunization on religious grounds or on the basis of a strong moral or ethical conviction similar to a religious belief.
Source
The provisions of this § 23.84 amended through September 17, 1982, effective August 1, 1983, 12 Pa.B. 3288; amended August 22, 1997, effective August 23, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 4317. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (164332) to (164333) and (129145).
Cross References
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code § 51.13 (relating to immunization); 22 Pa. Code § 405.49 (relating to immunizations); 28 Pa. code § 23.83 (relating to immunization requirements); 28 Pa. Code § 23.85 (relating to responsibilities of schools and school administrators); and 28 Pa. Code § 27.77 (relating to immunization requirements for children in child care group settings).