London Medical & Vaccinations

[ThomasKendall 0]

Hi,

I am looking to get some consolidated information regarding the required medical examination and required vaccinations.

I am a British citizen living in london and awaiting my NOA 2 to immigrate to California, via CR1.

I know its a bit early to be preparing for this but i just wanted to understand the process.

Do I have to go to a specific place for the vaccinations? Or can I get them at my local doctors surgery and provide some sort of certificate? Where can I find a list of the required vaccinations?

Will they inform me where to go for the medical? and when to book?

Can I do some sort of replica medical at my local doctors surgery before my real medical? So i could be warned and sort out anything, if needed before hand?

thanks

[Patricklove 0]

Hi get your injections at your GP and then take the proof when you go for the medical , it is much cheaper .I did the same got them at GP sent to Knightsbrdge ... Hope this helps

[ThomasKendall 0]

thanks,

Anyone know about some sort of pre medical possible? or replica medical?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

The medical is a very simple exam. The only thing you might need to do before is if you have a condition like diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer,heart disease, depression...or anything that requires regular prescription medication or treatment. The Knightsbridge doctor has been known to request information from your personal doctor further explaining your condition and medications taken. If you took care of getting a letter/statement from your GP before the medical, it would save the delay of getting it after.

Medical info from the embassy

http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/medical-examination.html

Also see the further information link in the right column of that page. Good information to answer your questions.

[ThomasKendall 0]

Very helpful. Thanks

[Geordie 9]

Regarding the link above.

Take the .pdf to your Doctors, and go through with them which vaccinations you may need.

At the same time, find out which ones your Doctor can do for free, and if you have to pay, ask if they can do it cheaper than the Visa Doctors.

[trojam227 18]

I worked it out according to the vaccine schedule and it looks like ages 18-64yrs only require proof of MMR & Tdap (adacel). Children of course need a whole bunch & over 65 also need a flu shot. Does anyone know if all medical records from GP have to be brought to Knightsbridge doc?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I worked it out according to the vaccine schedule and it looks like ages 18-64yrs only require proof of MMR & Tdap (adacel). Children of course need a whole bunch & over 65 also need a flu shot. Does anyone know if all medical records from GP have to be brought to Knightsbridge doc?

You do not have to bring any records from your GP. They can write up a shot list or make a printout. If you have an ongoing or have had a serious medical condition, they would like a summary statement from your GP, not a pile of your records to sort through.

Age 19 and older

• Td or Tdap or DT or DTP or DTaP (boosted in the last 10 years)
  
• MMR
  
• Varicella (or a history of having chickenpox)
  

Adacel (Tdap) may not be available in the UK, so the others are accepted by USCIS for Diptheria/Tetanus/Pertussis. Td is a booster with Tetanus/Diptheria if you had DTP as a baby. Remember your GP may disagree with the list and say you don't need something, but it's a US list and you must comply with US standards. They could be different from UK standard practice. Some people get taken care of by their GP and others have had problems with their GP refusing to administer certain shots.

[trojam227 18]

I checked out the NHS (national health services) website and it looks like MMR, Td/IPV & Varicella are available. Tdap is not mentioned anywhere so i assume not available. MMR & Td are free on National Health...Varicella is free for certain high risk patients (others may have to pay). Not mentioned on the embassy website is whether Titres (blood test proving immunity) can be accepted for people who cannot get a copy of childhood vaccines or proof of having the disease already...all these would show up in specific blood tests. That would be a question for london embassy or Knightsbridge I guess...for people who are squeemish about shots (such as someone I married =)

Edited May 3, 2011 by trojam227

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I checked out the NHS (national health services) website and it looks like MMR, Td/IPV & Varicella are available. Tdap is not mentioned anywhere so i assume not available. MMR & Td are free on National Health...Varicella is free for certain high risk patients (others may have to pay). Not mentioned on the embassy website is whether Titres (blood test proving immunity) can be accepted for people who cannot get a copy of childhood vaccines or proof of having the disease already...all these would show up in specific blood tests. That would be a question for london embassy or Knightsbridge I guess...for people who are squeemish about shots (such as someone I married =)

You do know that blood is drawn from the vein at the elbow with a NEEDLE to do the titre? It probably stings longer to draw out the blood than getting a shot. Tell her to put on her big girl knickers and get the MMR and Td jab and be done with it. Knightsbridge takes your word for it if you say you had chickenpox. No documentation needed.

My husband actually got the baby version (DTP) from his GP. Tdap is a teen/adult version with a full dose of T and lesser doses of d and p. Notice the capital and lowercase letters mean BIG DOSE/small dose. Adults were showing adverse reactions to the DTP, so Tdap was developed in the US.