Required Vaccinations Aged 19-26

[Eenerz 0]

Good Morning Everyone,

I thought I would post this so no one has to spend the same 3 hours I spent on trying to find this information.

Required Vaccines for Canadian Citizen aged 19-26:

MMR

TDap (Adacel)

Chickpox (either vaccine or the verbal confimation of the exact year you had chickenpox)

If you don't have your Immunization Records call the Health Region where you resided when a toddler. This will provide you with the record of your MMR.

Most Canadians will HAVE NOT ever recieved a TDap/DTap. We may have recieved a tetanus/diptheria but we are usually not immunized for Pertussis (Whooping Cough).

As an aside, the Dtap/Tdap has to be current (within the last 2 years) so more than likely you (lucky you) get to get a poke.

For myself (in Calgary) no one seemed to understand what/where/how to get this immunization. I called a private travel clinic, a regular clinic, the healthlink (regional information from the health services), a hospital, an urgent care centre....you get the idea.

In Calgary, there is only ONE place that is licensed to provide this vaccine to Adults (apparently its normally only given under 18). The International Travel Clinic downtown as part of the Health Region (1233 4th St SW 403-955-6777). They are super quick at getting people in for this vaccine and the appointment itself is very short (I was in and out in 10 mins). Cost for vaccine and administration is $50.

I am still at NOA2/NVC stage, however I figured since I have to bring this paperwork to my medical I might as well get on it right away.

On a side note, please be SURE you are getting the right vaccine, as there is one just for tetanus/diphtheria that doesn't count.

[Spoom 8]

The Immunizations page from Howard Seiden and Associates also has this information.

Edit: I either never needed the TDap or I already had it, so maybe the immunizations schedule for Ontario is different than Alberta.

Edited April 8, 2010 by Spoom

[trailmix 77]

Hi,

We live in Calgary too. My Husband had no information on his immunizations (he's from Australia). I had no trouble getting information on where he couldn't have the vaccinations.

They would not - as in the health region office or the Doctor - give him vaccinations they were not sure if he needed - so that was a no go. He had a titer test done instead and the panel physician gave him a tetanus shot (as he had not had one in the last 10 years).

This was 2 years ago btw - when they still had a panel physician located in Calgary.

[bluenoser77 0]

Good Morning Everyone,

I thought I would post this so no one has to spend the same 3 hours I spent on trying to find this information.

Required Vaccines for Canadian Citizen aged 19-26:

MMR

TDap (Adacel)

Chickpox (either vaccine or the verbal confimation of the exact year you had chickenpox)

If you don't have your Immunization Records call the Health Region where you resided when a toddler. This will provide you with the record of your MMR.

Most Canadians will HAVE NOT ever recieved a TDap/DTap. We may have recieved a tetanus/diptheria but we are usually not immunized for Pertussis (Whooping Cough).

As an aside, the Dtap/Tdap has to be current (within the last 2 years) so more than likely you (lucky you) get to get a poke.

For myself (in Calgary) no one seemed to understand what/where/how to get this immunization. I called a private travel clinic, a regular clinic, the healthlink (regional information from the health services), a hospital, an urgent care centre....you get the idea.

In Calgary, there is only ONE place that is licensed to provide this vaccine to Adults (apparently its normally only given under 18). The International Travel Clinic downtown as part of the Health Region (1233 4th St SW 403-955-6777). They are super quick at getting people in for this vaccine and the appointment itself is very short (I was in and out in 10 mins). Cost for vaccine and administration is $50.

I am still at NOA2/NVC stage, however I figured since I have to bring this paperwork to my medical I might as well get on it right away.

On a side note, please be SURE you are getting the right vaccine, as there is one just for tetanus/diphtheria that doesn't count.

Based on my experience, I just made an appointment for immunizations at a clinic, brought packet 3 to show the doctor what I needed (after eliminating the one's I didn't need based on info I got on immigration websites- can't remember which ones) and my immunization records. The doctor gave me a shot I had never heard of (Tetraxim?), but described that it had a combination of the required immunizations on the list, so I think there are multiple options (I did this at an international hospital in Vietnam), but yes, the one just for tetanus/diphtheria was not enough.

On another note, I just went to the civil surgeon today in Syracuse (for the I-693, a form for the Adjustment of status stage) and showed them the list of Immunizations i was checked as having at my K-1 interview medical in Montreal, in addition to my immunization records. I'm not sure what you mean by a "verbal confirmation of the exact year you had chickenpox" but having 'VH' (history of chicken pox) recorded on my medical by the doctor in Montreal was not enough. I was told I had to have some kind of proof, so I had to go down the street and get the immunization before they signed off (I had to pay 110.00 for an immunization for disease i am already immune to- totally annoying). I could have also got a blood test verification, but i didn't want to wait as I live an hour and a half away from Syracuse.

So... my advice to all is to have some kind of appropriate verification of having had the chicken pox. You might not need it for the first medical (Dept. of State), but for the second (Immigration Services) you probably will. Good luck.

[Inky 1,110]

Lived in ontario all my life, had ALL the shots needed! Never had to run around looking for specific shots to get. I had a titer test done to check my levels by my Dr before I went to the medical and I was able to get proof of chicken pox and proof of shingles(had it when I was a teen) from the titer test so I brought it with me, had no problems the whole way all the way to AOS, signed off in that too. I had only 1 shot of the HPV (it was required at the time) and no problem there either.

Seems odd that different provinces have diferent shot sheduals and even dont give some shots.