Preparation Before Enrollment – Vaccination | UP-STUDY Educational Center

Schools in states such as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, etc., have listed this vaccine as a required vaccination, so regardless of which school you attend, as long as it is in these states, you must have a vaccination record.

This vaccine is a single dose with a validity of three years. After vaccination, there will be additional documentation (yellow book). Since the yellow book contains both Chinese and English, it is important to ensure that your English name is spelled the same as in your passport when visiting the clinic.

This vaccine is special and is only available at 12 hospitals in Taiwan with travel medicine clinics. Not all doctors can administer this vaccine, so make sure to carefully check the hospital and appointment details when choosing one.

5-3 - Measles, Rubella, Mumps (MMR)

Reference cost: 280~500 TWD/dose

Some schools may require a record of two doses. If you have a vaccination record from childhood, you only need to receive a booster dose. If there is no record, some schools may accept a blood test for antibody proof. The antibodies must show all three types to be valid; if any one is insufficient, you must consider other options.

If neither of the above methods work, you will need to receive two doses, with a 28-day interval between them.

5-4 - Tuberculin Test

Reference cost: None

This is not a vaccination, but simply a test. Some schools will have students undergo this test in the United States, while other schools may allow students to take it in Taiwan. The process involves injecting tuberculin under the skin and waiting for two to three days for a doctor to check the results. If the result is negative, the test is complete, but if positive, a chest X-ray is required to confirm whether there is a tuberculosis infection.

5-5 - Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (DTP/Tdap)

Reference cost: 250~500 TWD/dose

Most people received this vaccine during childhood, but due to changes in manufacturing techniques, some schools may only require a record of a tetanus (Td) shot within the last 10 years. If you received this vaccine after an injury or emergency, it may count. Be especially careful to check whether the vaccination was too long ago, in which case you will need to get a booster dose. Some schools have different requirements, so check with your school.

5-6 - Polio

Reference cost: 453 TWD/dose

If you have a vaccination record from childhood, you do not need to be vaccinated again. However, if there is no record, you must go to the hospital for an adult injection of the polio vaccine.

5-7 - Chickenpox

Reference cost: 450~650 TWD/dose

If you have a history of chickenpox, you do not need to get vaccinated. However, if you have no history, you will need to receive two doses of the vaccine, each 4 to 8 weeks apart.

Schools in states such as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, etc., have listed this vaccine as a required vaccination, so regardless of which school you attend, as long as it is in these states, you must have a vaccination record.

This vaccine is a single dose with a validity of three years. After vaccination, there will be additional documentation (yellow book). Since the yellow book contains both Chinese and English, it is important to ensure that your English name is spelled the same as in your passport when visiting the clinic.

This vaccine is special and is only available at 12 hospitals in Taiwan with travel medicine clinics. Not all doctors can administer this vaccine, so make sure to carefully check the hospital and appointment details when choosing one.

5-3 - Measles, Rubella, Mumps (MMR)

Reference cost: 280~500 TWD/dose

Some schools may require a record of two doses. If you have a vaccination record from childhood, you only need to receive a booster dose. If there is no record, some schools may accept a blood test for antibody proof. The antibodies must show all three types to be valid; if any one is insufficient, you must consider other options.

If neither of the above methods work, you will need to receive two doses, with a 28-day interval between them.

5-4 - Tuberculin Test

Reference cost: None

This is not a vaccination, but simply a test. Some schools will have students undergo this test in the United States, while other schools may allow students to take it in Taiwan. The process involves injecting tuberculin under the skin and waiting for two to three days for a doctor to check the results. If the result is negative, the test is complete, but if positive, a chest X-ray is required to confirm whether there is a tuberculosis infection.

5-5 - Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (DTP/Tdap)

Reference cost: 250~500 TWD/dose

Most people received this vaccine during childhood, but due to changes in manufacturing techniques, some schools may only require a record of a tetanus (Td) shot within the last 10 years. If you received this vaccine after an injury or emergency, it may count. Be especially careful to check whether the vaccination was too long ago, in which case you will need to get a booster dose. Some schools have different requirements, so check with your school.

5-6 - Polio

Reference cost: 453 TWD/dose

If you have a vaccination record from childhood, you do not need to be vaccinated again. However, if there is no record, you must go to the hospital for an adult injection of the polio vaccine.

5-7 - Chickenpox

Reference cost: 450~650 TWD/dose

If you have a history of chickenpox, you do not need to get vaccinated. However, if you have no history, you will need to receive two doses of the vaccine, each 4 to 8 weeks apart.

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5-8 - Hepatitis B

Reference cost: 250~500 TWD/dose

This vaccine is also one that most Taiwanese people received during childhood. If the record is lost, you can confirm with the school whether they can accept a blood test showing positive antibodies as a substitute. Otherwise, you will need to receive 3 doses of the vaccine, and it will take a total of six months to complete the vaccination process.