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[caityrose 0]

Hello- I know a lot of people have been asking about vaccination requirements lately, but I have some of my own.

My husband came on a K-1 visa, and we are trying to get all the papers together to file for AOS. In Mexico (before coming here) he had the measles, rubella, tetanus, Hep. B, and influenza vaccinations. The "mumps" vaccination apparently does not exist in Mexico? He had chickenpox when he was little, so he did not get that vaccination. Now, I have no idea if he needs more vaccinations, and I see different requirements on every site I search. How have others handled this?

Should I just make an appointment at a Civil Surgeon's office to have his vaccinations transcribed? I dont' want to go there and find out he needs more vaccinations, and then be forced to pay a lot of money to get them done there. I tried to call 2 civil surgeons in my area to ask about the vaccination requirements, but I just kept getting put on hold and transfered to voicemails.

Can anyone help me out? I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you!

[payxibka 10,048]

The Civil Surgeon is the final say on what vaccinations are needed.... The Civil Surgeon is the only one that can "waive" an otherwise required vaccination

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

Here are the vaccines that are required. NOTE: many are age and sex appropriate. So everybody gets exempt from some due to age or sex.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/diseases.htm#vaccine

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

These currently include:

1. Mumps
2. Measles
3. Rubella
4. Polio
5. Tetanus
6. Diphtheria
7. Pertussis
8. Haemophilus influenzae Type B
9. Rotavirus
10. Hepatitis A
11. Hepatitis B
12. Meningocococcal disease
13. Human papillomavirus
14. Varicella
15. Pneumococcal pneumonia
16. Influenza
17. Zoster

You should also check this out, it will tell you what the rules (i.e. age/sex) are for each vaccine: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5753-Immunization.pdf Edited January 13, 2009 by Eric-Pris

[alexpapa 4]

if his record has an MMR vaccination then he is ok with the mumps vaccine.

It stands for Mumps Measles Rubella (german measles) although it's obviously not effective, I had my full doses when I was young but still managed to get rubella and mumps...