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Allergy Injections

 

Our Nursing staff is available to administer allergy injections. The allergy serum and written instructions must be provided by your physician. Allergy medication will be stored at Health Services for your convenience. All injections are given by appointment only - contact the Nursing staff at 863-1330 for more information.

Effective 7/1/08 there will be a charge for allergy injections. A single injection is $10.00, 2 or more is $15.00. The charges will be billed to your Bursar's account.

Send your allergy serum to:
Brown University Health Services
Attention: Nursing Services, 2nd floor
13 Brown Street
Providence, RI 02912
Immunizations

The following immunizations are available at Health Services:

  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • HPV
  • Meningococcal
  • MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella)
  • PPD
  • Polio
  • Tdap
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria
  • Typhoid
  • Twinrix (both Hepatitis A and B)
  • Varicella (Chickenpox)

Immunizations for Travel Abroad

Plan ahead! It may take a month or more to complete the immunizations and/or medications you need before leaving the United States. If you are planning to travel or study abroad; call a local Travel Clinic to schedule an appointment for travel advice. Two local travel clinics are the Miriam Hospital in Providence (793-2500, extension 35600) and Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket (729-3610).

  • At your visit to the Travel Clinic, you will be advised of your specific needs. You may then be able to schedule an appointment at Health Services (call 863-3953) to receive some or all of the immunizations and/or medications that the Travel Clinic recommends. Please remember to ask the specific name of the malaria drug that is advised for your itinerary.

  • Also, you will need an appointment with the Immunization Nurse at Brown Health Services. Call 863-1330 to set up an appointment to receive the vaccinations. This appointment must be AFTER your appointment with the provider, because the vaccines must be ordered before they can be given to you. Your appointment with the Immunization Nurse may be the same day as your appointment with the provider.

  • If a physical exam is required for your travel abroad, you may have this done at Health Services. Call 863-3953 to schedule an appointment with a provider as soon as possible.

  • If yellow fever vaccine is required, schedule an appointment with the Travel Clinic as we do not have this vaccine at Brown Health Services.

  • You may also check out the CDC Travel Information Web site. This is a service of the of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that provides:
    • geographic health recommendations (including vaccination recommendations) by world region and by specific country within regions;
    • up-to-date disease outbreak information for specific areas of travel; and
    • additional information about disease prevention and treatment for traveler
Flu Vaccine

 

Flu vaccine clinics are being offered in the Fall. Click here for more information.



Questions?

Call the Health Services Nursing Staff at 863-1330 or contact Lynn Dupont, RNC, Assistant Director of Health Services at 863-7872.
Information about Meningococcal Vaccination
The Rhode Island Department of Health and Brown University recommend that college freshmen living in dormitories be vaccinated against meningococcal if they have not already been vaccinated. College students have a greater risk of meningococcal infection than the general population because of activities that are often a part of college life.

Recent evidence found students residing in dormitories appear to be at higher risk than college students overall. Further research by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in October of 1999 shows freshmen living in dormitories have a six times higher rate of meningococcal disease than college students overall.

What is meningococcal?
Where can I get the vaccine?
Are there any side effects?
What is the cost?
Where can I get more information?
 
There are two types of meningococcal: 1. Viral meningococcal
This is the more common form of the disease. It is usually not as serious as bacterial meningococcal and patients get better with minimal treatment. (The vaccine does not protect against viral meningococcal.)
2. Bacterial meningococcal
Meningococcal meningococcal is a bacterial infection that can cause severe swelling of the brain and spinal cord. The disease is very dangerous and progresses rapidly. The infection can cause serious illness, permanent disabilities or death within 24 to 48 hours.

The early signs and symptoms of bacterial meningococcal are similar to the flu. Many with meningococcal complain of headache, stiff neck, extreme fatigue, nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light. Some people also develop a purplish, red rash on their arms and legs. Students should seek medical attention if they develop these symptoms.
Where can I get the vaccine?

We strongly recommend that you receive the vaccine prior to starting at Brown. Students can contact the Nursing staff at Health Services as it is available on an appointment basis.

 

Are there any side effects?

The most common side effect is redness and soreness at the injection site.

 
What is the cost?

Please contact the pharmacy at 863-7882 for the current cost. Students receiving financial aid from Brown can add this expense to their student budget and increase their student loan to assist in covering the vaccine cost. If you receive the vaccine from your local provider, you will need to send a receipt listing the provider and the cost to the Financial Aid Office, before any additional resources can be considered. For students receiving the vaccine on campus, Health Services will coordinate the request to increase the student's loan directly with the Financial Aid Office.

 
Where can I get more information?

 

Brown University Health Services
13 Brown Street Providence, RI 02912-1928

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