Common use of Immunization Requirement Clause in Contracts

Immunization Requirement. In accordance with Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 31-12-3.2, all students living in College-owned, managed, or arranged housing must EITHER receive a vaccine for bacterial meningitis OR review information about the risks of bacterial meningitis. The following is the information you will need in accordance with this Georgia statute: What is Meningococcal disease? (a) Meningococcal disease is a serious disease that can lead to death within only a few hours of onset; one in ten cases is fatal; and one in seven survivors of the disease is left with a severe disability, such as the loss of a limb, mental retardation, paralysis, deafness, or seizures; (b) meningococcal disease is contagious, but a largely preventable infection of the spinal cord fluid and the fluid that surrounds the brain; (c) scientific evidence suggests that college students living in residence halls are at a moderately increased risk of contracting meningococcal disease; and (d) immunization against meningococcal disease will decrease the risk of the disease. Students who apply for college housing will not be permitted to submit housing contracts without initialing that he or she is aware of the risks of bacterial meningitis. Students are encouraged to discuss the vaccination with his/her family physicians.