Medical Examination TYO

[Tohoku 6]

Dear all,

Hope everyone is having a nice day.

I have a question regarding medical examination/vaccination. The embassy listed three clinics for the medical examination in Tokyo area, and I contacted all three of them to compare the working hours, cost, etc, and turned out one clinic (Tokyo British Clinic) said that the only vaccine I need is MMR, since the T.dap is not available in Japan, but the other clinic said they had Tdap (especially imported from the US) and can give me one. I want to avoid unnecessary vaccination, so I wonder if it is OK not having the Tdap vaccine since the Tokyo British clinic said it's OK if I don't have Tdap?

Anybody with experience of having the medical examination in Tokyo who can give me a suggestion will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

[sms78 18]

You don't need to get all the vaccination before you enter the US. You probably have to get them all by the time you remove condition though.

I took a blood test first then got some shots, but for some vaccines I have to wait for a half year to get the 2nd one so it is impossible to take them all before I go to the US.

Good luck!

[Tohoku 6]

You don't need to get all the vaccination before you enter the US. You probably have to get them all by the time you remove condition though.

I took a blood test first then got some shots, but for some vaccines I have to wait for a half year to get the 2nd one so it is impossible to take them all before I go to the US.

Good luck!

Hi sms78, thanks for the reply! Do you mind telling me to which Clinic/hospital you went to? And no worries if you can't tell. I am just curious since three clinics gave three different answers! lol. All three told me they would give me MMR shot, but only one clinic said they would also give me Tdap. Personally I'd prefer to go to British Clinic in Shibuya, since they said I only needed MMR vaccine, and no need for Tdap since it isn't available in Japan. But I wonder if this is a common understanding with the US Embassy in Tokyo or not.

Thanks again!

[sms78 18]

Hi sms78, thanks for the reply! Do you mind telling me to which Clinic/hospital you went to? And no worries if you can't tell. I am just curious since three clinics gave three different answers! lol. All three told me they would give me MMR shot, but only one clinic said they would also give me Tdap. Personally I'd prefer to go to British Clinic in Shibuya, since they said I only needed MMR vaccine, and no need for Tdap since it isn't available in Japan. But I wonder if this is a common understanding with the US Embassy in Tokyo or not.

Thanks again!

I went to the hospital in Kobe. I hear many good things about the British Clinic. If I was in Tokyo, I would go there.

Every clinic uses the same exact form "Vaccination Documentation Worksheet" provided by US department of State. On the form your doctor checks what you're and you're not immune to. I got shots for D&T but not P because we don't have Tdap in Japan. So the doctor checked "Insufficient Time Interval" for the P and 2nd & 3rd D&T. I'm also not immune to Measles and he also put "insufficient Time Interval" because I couldn't get the shot for it on the same day as D&T.

I mean....don't worry. They know what to do. For the vaccines you didn't get, they will check something relevant to it. There are categories like "Not Age Appropriate" and "Not Routinely Available" etc. Just be nice to the doctor

[Tohoku 6]

I went to the hospital in Kobe. I hear many good things about the British Clinic. If I was in Tokyo, I would go there.

Every clinic uses the same exact form "Vaccination Documentation Worksheet" provided by US department of State. On the form your doctor checks what you're and you're not immune to. I got shots for D&T but not P because we don't have Tdap in Japan. So the doctor checked "Insufficient Time Interval" for the P and 2nd & 3rd D&T. I'm also not immune to Measles and he also put "insufficient Time Interval" because I couldn't get the shot for it on the same day as D&T.

I mean....don't worry. They know what to do. For the vaccines you didn't get, they will check something relevant to it. There are categories like "Not Age Appropriate" and "Not Routinely Available" etc. Just be nice to the doctor

OK, I understand now. Thanks a lot! I won't worry too much now, and I think I will go with the British Clinic, especially since they are open on weekends as well!

Good luck with your journey, and Yoroshiku!

[Ryan H 3,830]

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[Emmysaur 29]

Dear all,

Hope everyone is having a nice day.

I have a question regarding medical examination/vaccination. The embassy listed three clinics for the medical examination in Tokyo area, and I contacted all three of them to compare the working hours, cost, etc, and turned out one clinic (Tokyo British Clinic) said that the only vaccine I need is MMR, since the T.dap is not available in Japan, but the other clinic said they had Tdap (especially imported from the US) and can give me one. I want to avoid unnecessary vaccination, so I wonder if it is OK not having the Tdap vaccine since the Tokyo British clinic said it's OK if I don't have Tdap?

Anybody with experience of having the medical examination in Tokyo who can give me a suggestion will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

Hello there. I went to Tokyo British Clinic for my medical examination. I got MMR and influenza shots. I didn't have Tdap and the physician checked the "Not Routinely Available". I am sure the embassy is aware of this, so you should be fine