The University of Houston-Downtown, in partnership with H-E-B, will host the H-E-B Pharmacy on campus Thursday, Aug. 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Welcome Center, offering low-cost bacterial meningitis vaccines for all incoming UHD students who have not yet received theirs. 

Proof of the vaccine is required by state law. All entering students must show evidence of an initial bacterial meningitis vaccine or a booster dose during the five-year period preceding and at least 10 days prior to the first day of the first semester in which the student initially enrolls at UHD.

Interested students should register online and bring medical insurance cards or pharmacy cards, which can help offset or even completely cover the cost of the vaccine. 

Those students not fully covered by insurance or pharmacy card will be allowed to defer the cost of the vaccine to their student record for later payment, so students can get the vaccine at the event, register for classes at New Student Orientation, then pay for the vaccine over time.

Registrar’s Office personnel will be onsite to assist students in uploading vaccine information to their Magnus student account. Sign up to attend.

For questions related to this opportunity, contact uhdrecords@uhd.edu or call 713-221-8999. For more information about the state requirements and exceptions to the vaccine requirement, visit the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board website.