{"id":139,"date":"2024-12-04T11:25:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:26:26","slug":"immunizations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/medical-care\/routine-preventive-care\/immunizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Immunizations &#038; Vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Vaccines are a safe &amp; effective way to protect yourself and others against illness and disease.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3>Get vaccines &amp; immunizations at SHS<\/h3>\n<p>You can get a variety of vaccines at SHS, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Influenza or Flu shots<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19 vaccines<\/li>\n<li>Hepatitis A &amp; B vaccines<\/li>\n<li>HPV vaccine<\/li>\n<li>Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR)<\/li>\n<li>Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap)<\/li>\n<li>Varicella (Chickenpox)<\/li>\n<li>Meningitis ACWY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Costs<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you have the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), vaccines are covered with no additional cost to you. If you have another health insurance plan, you will receive a charge on your student account (and receipt in Patient Connect) that can be submitted for reimbursement to your insurance provider. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/about-us\/how-care-works\/costs\/\">Learn about the costs of vaccines at SHS.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Make an Appointment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Schedule an immunization appointment by calling us during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/about-us\/departments-hours\/\">business hours<\/a> at 617-353-3575 or scheduling through Patient Connect:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/patient-connect-portal\/\">Patient Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Appointments<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Schedule an appointment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select<strong> Primary Care\/Medical<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Immunization Visit<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the vaccines\/immunizations you need and schedule an appointment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Attend an Immunization Clinic<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Immunization clinics are held during fall and spring semesters and offer required immunizations (e.g. MMR, TDAP, Meningitis ACWY, Hepatitis B, and Varicella) and recommended vaccines, like the HPV series. Flu and COVID-19 vaccines are offered seasonally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/event-calendar\/\" class=\"button\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">View upcoming clinics on our calendar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Get vaccines &amp; immunizations off-campus<\/h3>\n<p>The following pharmacies and urgent care offer MMR, TDAP, Meningitis, Hepatitis A &amp; B, Varicella, HPV, Flu, and COVID-19 immunizations. Please confirm details and schedule appointments through their websites.<\/p>\n<p>Often, you will need to enter your insurance information. If you have SHIP, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetnastudenthealth.com\/en\/get-id-card.html\">access your digital insurance card here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CVS<\/strong>: <em>900 Commonwealth Ave., Boston<\/em> (West Campus), <em>1341 Boylston St., Boston<\/em> (inside Target in Fenway), and<em> 345 Harrison Ave<\/em> (South End)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvs.com\/immunizations\/get-vaccinated\">Schedule an appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Star Market Pharmacy (Osco Drug)<\/strong>: <em>1065 Commonwealth Ave., Boston<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaws.com\/vaccinations\/home?refsrc=FluShots,VaccinesandImmunizationsNearMe-Shaw%27s\">Schedule an appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Walgreens:<\/strong> <em>841 Boylston St., Boston<\/em> (Back Bay) and<em> 1603 Washington St., Boston<\/em> (South End)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walgreens.com\/findcare\/schedule-vaccine?cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww&amp;cjevent=eab4df9552fa11ee82a3160f0a82b820&amp;CID=5250933&amp;ext=100357191&amp;PID=100357191&amp;AID=11101111&amp;SID=tuid%3A1F6A2F050703611D39663EC703036749\">Schedule an appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mass General Brigham Urgent Care<\/strong>: <em>1285 Beacon St., Brookline<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.massgeneralbrigham.org\/en\/patient-care\/services-and-specialties\/urgent-care\/mass-general-brigham-urgent-care\">Schedule an appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you receive required immunizations outside of BU, please submit your records to us using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/patient-connect-portal\/\">Patient Connect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Traveling &amp; need vaccines?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While we do not offer travel medicine services, we recommend reviewing the latest travel health guidance at <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/travel\">cdc.gov\/travel<\/a>. For vaccines and individualized recommendations, please make an appointment with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/infectious-diseases\/travel-clinic\">local travel clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccines are a safe &amp; effective way to protect yourself and others against illness and disease. Get vaccines &amp; immunizations at SHS You can get a variety of vaccines at SHS, including: Influenza or Flu shots COVID-19 vaccines Hepatitis A &amp; B vaccines HPV vaccine Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) Varicella (Chickenpox) Meningitis ACWY About Costs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1301,"featured_media":0,"parent":137,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3537,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions\/3537"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}