Important Information about Vaccines
for the Entire Stetson Community

Faculty, Staff, Law Students, Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students and Retirees

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends vaccines throughout life to protect against serious, sometimes deadly, diseases.

According to the American College Health Association:

"Immunizations offer safe and effective protection from vaccine-preventable diseases. The United States is experiencing re-emergence of these diseases, in part due to factors such as un-immunized and under-immunized persons and global travel. The American College Health Association (ACHA) strongly supports the use of vaccines to protect the health of our individual students and our campus communities."

» View the full ACHA Statement

Importance of Vaccination

The CDC states that even if you were vaccinated at a younger age, the protection from some vaccines can wear off, or the virus or bacteria that the vaccine protects against changes so your resistance is not as strong. Stetson’s Safer Campus Task Force strongly encourages COVID-19 vaccines to protect yourself, your family and the community. Currently, COVID-19 vaccinations are highly recommended for all Stetson community members.  Their recommendation is that all adults get the following vaccines:

  • Flu vaccine every year to protect against seasonal flu
  • Td vaccine every 10 years to protect against tetanus
  • Tdap vaccine once instead of Td vaccine to protect against tetanus and diphtheria plus pertussis (whooping cough)
  • COVID-19 vaccine series and boosters. 
  • Other vaccines you need as an adult are determined by factors such as age, lifestyle, job, health condition, and vaccines you have had in the past.

Vaccines may include those that protect against:

  • shingles
  • human papillomavirus
  • pneumonia
  • meningitis
  • Hepatitis A and B
  • chickenpox
  • measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)

It is important to check with your health care provider to determine what vaccines you may need.

Vaccination Sites

Vaccines are available at the Volusia County Health Department – DeLand Health Center | 386-822-6215.

Limited types of vaccines are also available from certain pharmacies, your health care provider and Stetson Health Service.

Make sure to keep track of your vaccines to ensure that you are up-to-date and have maximum protection against vaccine-preventable diseases.

More Information

For more information on vaccines, visit the CDC Vaccination website. For COVID-19 vaccines, visit Find a COVID-19 vaccine location

Please contact Stetson Health Service with any health related questions or concerns: 386-822-8150.