Vaccinations

Make sure your vaccinations are up to date

Serious, life-threatening illnesses such as meningitis, septicaemia and measles often spread at the start of a new term when lots of people mix together, so it’s really important that you’re fully vaccinated.

It’s important to make sure your vaccinations are up to date.

Make sure you’ve had the following:

MenACWY – protecting against four common strains causing meningitis and septicaemia
MMR (two doses) – protecting against measles, mumps, rubella
HPV – protecting against cervical and other cancers caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) plus genital warts
Flu and COVID-19 – if you’re eligible.

If you’re not sure which vaccines you’ve had, check with your GP practice. For maximum protection, you should have any vaccines you’ve missed at least two weeks before starting university. If that’s not possible, get any missed vaccines as soon as possible at your GP practice.

For more information, visit: nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations