Do I need to get Vaccination before medical?

[miho585 2]

Hi, I'm hoping that somebody can help me with my confusion. I'm in the process of getting a vaccination record in Canada.

I know that I haven't got all the vaccination as what's listed in the letter from NVC.

I can possibly get some of vaccinations in my city before going for Medical in Vancouver (I will need to fly there along with my son who is immigrating with me.)

 

Can anybody help me with whether or not I should try to complete all the vaccinations that are listed prior to medical or this should be done at Medical?

 

Thank you.

[Lenchick 133]

11 minutes ago, miho585 said:

Hi, I'm hoping that somebody can help me with my confusion. I'm in the process of getting a vaccination record in Canada.

I know that I haven't got all the vaccination as what's listed in the letter from NVC.

I can possibly get some of vaccinations in my city before going for Medical in Vancouver (I will need to fly there along with my son who is immigrating with me.)

 

Can anybody help me with whether or not I should try to complete all the vaccinations that are listed prior to medical or this should be done at Medical?

 

Thank you.

It is better to get everything done before medicals. Some doctor's offices might have the vaccines and others don't. I went to my local hospital and they looked what vaccinations I needed and missing for the immigration purposes and I got them done prior my medicals. BTW while at the medicals, suddenly, they told me I needed flu injection even though another my friend told me she didn't have it and it was optional. They sent me back to get that done to my local hospital. I am just giving you an example that it is better to get it done in advance to avoid this kind of situation.

Edited March 20, 2017 by Lenchick

[piste 24]

8 minutes ago, miho585 said:

Hi, I'm hoping that somebody can help me with my confusion. I'm in the process of getting a vaccination record in Canada.

I know that I haven't got all the vaccination as what's listed in the letter from NVC.

I can possibly get some of vaccinations in my city before going for Medical in Vancouver (I will need to fly there along with my son who is immigrating with me.)

 

Can anybody help me with whether or not I should try to complete all the vaccinations that are listed prior to medical or this should be done at Medical?

 

Thank you.

Do not worry, take your records and you will find the horse doctor will still inject you to "maximise" revenues and to ensure you are "all legal".

 

If you get the bum shot, make sure you get someone else to drive you home or get a big cushion.

 

 

[Lenchick 133]

16 minutes ago, miho585 said:

Hi, I'm hoping that somebody can help me with my confusion. I'm in the process of getting a vaccination record in Canada.

I know that I haven't got all the vaccination as what's listed in the letter from NVC.

I can possibly get some of vaccinations in my city before going for Medical in Vancouver (I will need to fly there along with my son who is immigrating with me.)

 

Can anybody help me with whether or not I should try to complete all the vaccinations that are listed prior to medical or this should be done at Medical?

 

Thank you.

you also might want to check it at the panel  physician's website or call them and ask if they do injections on the spot. As I said, the doctor's office I went to, didn't do any injections. Obviously you don't want to run into the problem when you will fly to find out they don't provide patients with needed injections.

[miho585 2]

Thank you both for the reply. I will phone the panel physician and ask them if they do vaccination at their site. It would be quite costly if I need to fly back there later...

[Lenchick 133]

6 minutes ago, miho585 said:

Thank you both for the reply. I will phone the panel physician and ask them if they do vaccination at their site. It would be quite costly if I need to fly back there later...

I didn't return there though. They told me they would accept a scanned copy. So I ran to my local hospital which was an hour away drive and got the injection done, then e-mailed a copy of the proof to the physician's office.

Edited March 20, 2017 by Lenchick

[Leafsfan 54]

I was able to obtain my vaccination record from the public health unit (Alberta health services). Many of the vaccinations on the panel list you will be exempt from because of age, but your son will likely need all of them if he hasn't had them already. I spoke with the nurse at the clinic and compared the lists, and I was found to be up to date on vaccinations that a person in their 30s should have. Basically if you can get it done there for free (covered by provincial health plan) it's needed and you probably should get it. The panel physician could administer vaccines you will need, but with it being a private clinic there will be a charge for every one of them, and it will probably get expensive.

 

On a side note, don't have your medical done too early or it may no longer be considered valid. Have you gotten your interview appointment date in Montreal yet?

[miho585 2]

Hi Leafsfan, 

 

Thank you for your reply. I am in Alberta as well. It's nice to see someone from Alberta who has experience with this immigration process... I had a tilter test done at the lab in town. My doctor figured out some of vaccinations that I need to get it done as well as my son (9 years old). Some of the vaccination that are listed as required for immigration process, testing wasn't available. I'm now looking at the sheet of which vaccination is required for each age group. I think I will go to the health unit and try to get them done before medical.

I'm still on NVC process, but I was thinking of having vaccinations done prior to going for medical...Just trying to find things that I can do in advance. Would it be a problem if I have vaccinations done too early?

[Leafsfan 54]

2 minutes ago, miho585 said:

Hi Leafsfan, 

 

Thank you for your reply. I am in Alberta as well. It's nice to see someone from Alberta who has experience with this immigration process... I had a tilter test done at the lab in town. My doctor figured out some of vaccinations that I need to get it done as well as my son (9 years old). Some of the vaccination that are listed as required for immigration process, testing wasn't available. I'm now looking at the sheet of which vaccination is required for each age group. I think I will go to the health unit and try to get them done before medical.

I'm still on NVC process, but I was thinking of having vaccinations done prior to going for medical...Just trying to find things that I can do in advance. Would it be a problem if I have vaccinations done too early?

It's never too early to get your vaccinations done. Some vaccinations actually show false positives for things such as HIV if done about two weeks before a blood draw, and nobody wants that. There should be a clinic nearby with a public health nurse, this is the place you would have taken your son as an infant to have injections done, and typically where you could receive things like your tetanus & MMR boosters done, or a free flu shot. In my case, I simply called them and asked for a vax record and they had it mailed out to me within a week. With the results of your testing, and that copy the panel physician should be able to tell you what you need.

 

Your situation my be different but I found for myself that getting the medical done in Montreal a week before my interview was cheaper than flying out to Vancouver or Toronto, then flying to Montreal after. Flying within the country is expensive no matter how you look at it. 10 days in an AirBNB apartment (~500) was cheaper then another flight from YYC.

[miho585 2]

There is a health unit nearby where I should be able to get all required vaccinations for both my son and I. I will have this done soon so that it's off the list.

 

Thanks for the input regarding the traveling cost. I was thinking of flying to Vancouver for medical, come back home and then flying to Montreal for interview. This is still probably the option for me since I can't miss work that long and I have a daughter who will not need to go thru the immigration process since she is USC. I can't leave her home with her grandma so long... The cost of traveling will be more costly than the actual visa process fee...

[Leafsfan 54]

+1 on the cost of travel being more then any other part of the process. Getting the time from work was difficult for me too. You should know though, that pending approval, your passport with the visa page should be delivered in a week or less after the interview. You could emigrate immediately after. Made me view the absence from work a little differently. Things are going to get a little stressful once you get assigned your interview date. It's probably best to contact panel physicians and figure out what works best for you once you have that date, in my experience they were reluctant to book anything until you have your date. In the mean time, get as many free shots as you can in your hometown. Best of luck!

 

 

[miho585 2]

That's is so true. When you think of the importance of work at this point... missing work for 1 week is not that bad. I will definitely consult with a panel physician once I have an interview date. Thank you for your advise!