Vaccination records

[freem 0]

I just received my Packet 3 and booked an appt with my family doctor to ask about my vaccination records. What is the link of the required shots we are to have? Do I have to get my family doctor to sign anything or obtain a copy of my records?

[Que Saudade 284]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1331.html

here you go.

Just get a copy of all of your vaccinations and take that with you.

Most of these you should already have, especially coming from Canada....

Edited July 31, 2012 by Que Saudade

[SF2007 48]

Get a copy of your records or you can have a antibody titer test done for the required vaccines. Not sure how it works in BC, but in QC, we have a health book that keeps track of that stuff. Whenever you get a vaccine, the healthcare professional signs and indicates it in there. That's what I brought.

Also I recommend you get the missing shots before your medical appointment. You can have them done during your medical, but they will charge you much more than your usual doctor will.

[Tom & Stacy 3]

You may need to get another tetanus shot if you are due for one (you need to get one every 10 years) and if you haven't already had chicken pox you'll need to be vaccinated for that too. Otherwise you would have had most of them in school growing up. I didn't get my records from my family doctor though....I had to get them from the Community Health Dept.

[VeeNDee 44]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1331.html

here you go.

Just get a copy of all of your vaccinations and take that with you.

Most of these you should already have, especially coming from Canada....

That website links all the possible vaccinations you might need. If you are Canadian, here is a more accurate list - it varies depending on your age. I got this from Woking Medical's site (they did the medical exams for Vancouver - even though they are closing this info is still valid as far as I know).

Their website is/was: http://www.wokingmedical.com/Vaccinations.html

BIRTH - 1 MONTH

Hepatitis B

2 - 5 MONTHS

DTP (may include DT) - Please ensure babies have all vaccines.

Polio (IPV or OPV)

Hib

Hepatitis B

Pneumococcal

Rotavirus (orally)

6 MONTHS

DTP (may include DT) - Please ensure babies have all vaccines

Polio (IPV or OPV)

Hib

Hepatitis B

Pneumococcal

Rotavirus (orally)

Influenza (only required during October - February, annually)

7-11 MONTHS

DTP (may include DT) - Please ensure babies have all vaccines

Polio (IPV or OPV)

Hib

Hepatitis B

Pneumococcal

Influenza (only required during October - February, annually)

12-23 MONTHS

DTP (may include DT) - Please ensure babies have all vaccines

Polio (IPV or OPV)

Hib

MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella. ("MR" and "MM" are not enough). You need MMR

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Pneumococcal

Influenza (only required during October - February, annually)

Varicella - If you had "Chicken Pox" disease, no vaccine is needed

2-6 YEARS

DTP (may include DT)

Polio (IPV or OPV)

Hib

MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella. ("MR" and "MM" are not enough). You need MMR

Hepatitis B

Pneumococcal

Influenza (only required during October - February, annually)

Varicella - If you had "Chicken Pox" disease, no vaccine is needed

7-9 YEARS

Td

Polio (IPV or OPV)

MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella. ("MR" and "MM" are not enough). You need MMR

Hepatitis B

Varicella - If you had "Chicken Pox" disease, no vaccine is needed

Influenza (only required during October - February, annually)

10 YEARS

Tdap (Adacel or Boosterix) - ensure you get Tdap not just Td

Polio (IPV or OPV)

MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella. ("MR" and "MM" are not enough). You need MMR

Hepatitis B

Varicella - If you had "Chicken Pox" disease, no vaccine is needed

Influenza (only required during October - February, annually)

11-18 YEARS

Tdap (Adacel or Boosterix) - ensure you get Tdap not just Td

Polio (IPV or OPV)

MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella. ("MR" and "MM" are not enough). You need MMR

Hepatitis B

Meningococcal (Your vaccine must cover all four strains - A, C, Y, W-135). Some of the brands are: Menactra, Menomune, Menveo

Varicella - If you had "Chicken Pox" disease, no vaccine is needed

Influenza (only required during October - February, annually)

19-49 YEARS

Tdap (Adacel or Boosterix) - ensure you get Tdap not just Td

MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella. ("MR" and "MM" are not enough). You need MMR

Varicella - If you had "Chicken Pox" disease, no vaccine is needed

Influenza (only required during October - February, annually)

50-64 YEARS

Tdap (Adacel or Boosterix) - ensure you get Tdap not just Td

Influenza - (only required during October - February, annually)

Varicella - If you had "Chicken Pox" disease, no vaccine is needed

65 YEARS +

Td - Within the last 10 years or needs to be repeated

Pneumococcal

Influenza - (only required during October - February, annually)

Varicella - If you had "Chicken Pox" disease, no vaccine is needed

**Tdap

Please make sure your Tdap is up-to-date.....this is the most commonly missed vaccine.