The CDC recommends that routine immunizations, including those for influenza, chicken pox, polio, measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), and diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT), are all up-to-date before traveling to France.
Also recommended is the Hepatitis B vaccine against HBV infections, which are transmitted through contact with blood or blood-derived fluids.
Other immunizations may be recommended or required during your stay due to outbreaks or other concerns. The CDC has current notices under the Travelers' Health section of its website.
When applying for your student visa, it's not necessary to supply immunization records. However, if you will be in France for the whole academic year or longer, you must apply for a Carte de Séjour, or Residency Permit. As part of the application, you'll have a medical appointment where you must provide your immunization records for the routine vaccinations listed above: influenza, chicken pox, polio, MMR, and DPT.
If there are additional immunizations you need in France due to current advisories or other reasons, you can obtain them at a Centre de Vaccination listed on the Administration Sanitaire et Sociale en France website.
