Vaccine Unavailable,What Happens?

[OneMoreRose 0]

Hello. My husband is in a country where the hepatitis a vaccine is not available. We checked nearby countries and they don't have it either.

 

I read if flu vaccines aren't avalible, the civil surgeon gives you a waiver. If the hep a vaccine isn't avaliable when he goes for the medical exam, should he be given a waiver for it too?

 

Thanks 

[appleblossom 2,541]

I'd ask wherever he'll have his medical. I'm from the UK and we don't have the Varicella vaccine here, it wasn't a problem, the doctor just ticked a 'not available' box for that one. 

[top_secret 2,421]

5 hours ago, OneMoreRose said:

My husband is in a country where the hepatitis a vaccine is not available.

 

Hepatitis A vaccine is not a requirement at all anywhere.  Only Hepatitis B vaccine is required.

[OneMoreRose 0]

7 minutes ago, top_secret said:

 

Hepatitis A vaccine is not a requirement at all anywhere.  Only Hepatitis B vaccine is required.

Yes it is. USCIS explicitly says Hep B and not A, yes. But USCIS states "Any other vaccine-preventable diseases recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP)."

 

And as of now, Hep A is required by the CDC.

 

Link: https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/laws-regs/vaccination-immigration/revised-vaccination-immigration-faq.html

[Chancy 6,241]

21 hours ago, OneMoreRose said:

Yes it is. USCIS explicitly says Hep B and not A, yes. But USCIS states "Any other vaccine-preventable diseases recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP)."

 

USCIS does not issue visas.  DOS does.  DOS follows the CDC vaccination table, which clearly states that Hep A vaccine is not required for visa applicants over 18 years old -- https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/vaccinations.html#tbl1