FSU Requires you receive certain immunizations before coming to Florida State University. Click here for more information. Thagard Student Health Center also runs a Fall Full Campaign. Click here for more information.

Immunizations

Documentation of the following immunizations is required on the Health History Form before students can register for classes: two Measles (Rubeola) and one German Measles (Rubella), Meningococcal Meningitis, and Hepatitis B (Meningitis and Hepatitis B vaccines may be declined by signing a waiver after information regarding the diseases is reviewed). Call (850) 644-4567 to make an immunization appointment.

TSHC highly recommends students receive meningitis and Hepatitis B vaccines. The meningitis vaccine is especially recommended for those students who will be living in residence halls or living in close quarters (Greek housing, apartment complexes, etc.). It is safe to receive and we do have the vaccine at the health center. The cost is $100.00 for the meningitis vaccine, and it is covered by our student health insurance policy. We offer Hepatitis B and can complete the series or begin the series. The cost for Hepatitis B is $40 per shot for the 3-shot series. Call (850) 644-8463 for an appointment.

More information on additional recommended vaccinations is included in the information attached to the Health History Form (pdf).

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Fall Flu Campaign

Thagard Student Health Center runs an annual fall flu campaign. Flu vaccinations are free for students and are administered at various locations across campus for convenience. For more information, call 644-9492. Click here for scheduled locations.

Tips to Prevent Cold and Flu

• Wash Your Hands
  Cold and flu germs can live for hours -- in some cases weeks -- only to be picked up by someone who touches an object touched by a sick person.
• Use a Tissue
  Don't cover your sneezes and coughs with your hands or you can easily spread germs to others.
• Don't Touch Your Face
  Cold and flu viruses enter your body through the eyes, nose, or mouth.
• Drink Plenty of Fluids
  Water flushes your system, washing out the poisons as it hydrates you. A typical, healthy adult needs eight 8-ounce glasses of fluids each day.
• Get Fresh Air
  A regular dose of fresh air is important, especially in cold weather when central heating dries you out and makes your body more vulnerable to cold and flu viruses.
• Do Aerobic Exercise Regularly
  Aerobic exercise help increase the body's natural virus-killing cells.
• Eat lots of Fruits and Vegetables
  Foods such as dark green, red, and yellow vegetables and fruits are a great source of vitamins that boost your immune system.
• Don't Smoke
  Statistics show that heavy smokers get more severe colds and more frequent ones. Even being around smoke profoundly zaps the immune system. Smoke dries out your nasal passages and paralyzes cilia.
• Cut Alcohol & Caffeine Consumption
  Caffeine and alcoholic beverages will dehydrate you and slow your recovery. Also, heavy alcohol use destroys the liver, the body's primary filtering system, which means that germs of all kinds won't leave your body as fast.
• Relax
  There's evidence that when you put your relaxation skills into action, your interleukins -- leaders in the immune system response against cold and flu viruses -- increase in the bloodstream.

When Should You See a Doctor for a Cold or the Flu?

• Difficultly breathing, wheezing or chest pain
• Persistent fever
• Vomiting or inability to keep fluids down
• Severe pain when swallowing / Painful swelling of neck glands
• Persistent coughing with production of discolored mucus
• Persistent severe congestion
• Discolored or bloody mucus from nasal passages
• Severe headaches
• White patches on or severely red throat
• Pain or tenderness around the eyes

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