New Vaccination Required

[RyaNRiza 1]

I wonder if this list is the only new vaccination required by USCIS?

Rotavirus

Hepatitis A

Meningococcal

Human papillomavirus

Zoster

I got it from this link.

Just want to double check if there's another list. I would be so happy though if this is only the new required vaccinations since I don't have to do all this because of the "not age appropriate" marked on my vaccination record.

Thanks!

[FRJ 0]

I wonder if this list is the only new vaccination required by USCIS?

Rotavirus

Hepatitis A

Meningococcal

Human papillomavirus

Zoster

I got it from this link.

Just want to double check if there's another list. I would be so happy though if this is only the new required vaccinations since I don't have to do all this because of the "not age appropriate" marked on my vaccination record.

Thanks!

thanx for the info

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

This is the CDC list for 2009. They're the ones who set the requirements that USCIS follows. Page 2 has the chart. See the footnotes for further information on any particular shot. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5753-Immunization.pdf

[웃 910]

I wonder if this list is the only new vaccination required by USCIS?

Rotavirus

Hepatitis A

Meningococcal

Human papillomavirus

Zoster

I got it from this link.

Just want to double check if there's another list. I would be so happy though if this is only the new required vaccinations since I don't have to do all this because of the "not age appropriate" marked on my vaccination record.

Thanks!

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the only one to worry about. It costs $360 to get. It comes in a series of 3 shots ($120 each but the total amount is due in cash up front). I was talking to a nurse over the phone about the shots and she was confused as to why they (the government) would require them. HPV is an STD and the HPV shots are to prevent the woman from catching the sexually transmitted disease. When a man and a woman get married they are supposed to stay faithful. So basically the woman getting HPV shots is pointless unless she or her husband cheat on each other.

It is required for women under 26 (or 27), I can't recall the exact age.

Edited March 18, 2009 by Confucian

[RyaNRiza 1]

Thanks guys! I don't need HPV because I'm past the age.

[Angela & Paul 12]

Between the age of 27 and 49, you just need:

- TD serie of 3 shots with at least one TD-aP shot (Pertussis, aka whooping cough)

- Varicella

- MMR

These were required when you applied for K1, so you probably have them, except maybe for the td-ap shot.

And the vaccinations could have been done when you were a child. As long as they are reported on an immunization document, you are fine. Also, you might have had the actual disease, which counts as immunization, but is harder to prove.

Before age 27, they also require the 3 doses for HPV (women only)

Angela did her TD-aP shot here in the US, it wasn't clear she had it in Brazil.

[RyaNRiza 1]

Between the age of 27 and 49, you just need:

- TD serie of 3 shots with at least one TD-aP shot (Pertussis, aka whooping cough)

- Varicella

- MMR

These were required when you applied for K1, so you probably have them, except maybe for the td-ap shot.

And the vaccinations could have been done when you were a child. As long as they are reported on an immunization document, you are fine. Also, you might have had the actual disease, which counts as immunization, but is harder to prove.

Before age 27, they also require the 3 doses for HPV (women only)

Angela did her TD-aP shot here in the US, it wasn't clear she had it in Brazil.

I presume I no longer need Varicella because I have a history of it. My vaccination record during my K1 application is noted about the varicella history. Probably need T-dap again, but I'm pregnant, so the doctor should waiver.

[TinTin and Samby 11]

Between the age of 27 and 49, you just need:

- TD serie of 3 shots with at least one TD-aP shot (Pertussis, aka whooping cough)

- Varicella

- MMR

These were required when you applied for K1, so you probably have them, except maybe for the td-ap shot.

And the vaccinations could have been done when you were a child. As long as they are reported on an immunization document, you are fine. Also, you might have had the actual disease, which counts as immunization, but is harder to prove.

Before age 27, they also require the 3 doses for HPV (women only)

Angela did her TD-aP shot here in the US, it wasn't clear she had it in Brazil.

I presume I no longer need Varicella because I have a history of it. My vaccination record during my K1 application is noted about the varicella history. Probably need T-dap again, but I'm pregnant, so the doctor should waiver.

Just sharing our experience: TInTin was pregnant and therefore was not a candidate for T-Dap, however the standard TD vaccination was required, as the CDC does not recognize pregnancy as a reason to not have the TD vaccintation. She had to have the TD vaccination (being careful to not allow the clinic to administer the more typical T-Dap variety) before the CS would sign off on her Vaccination Supplement.

in Summary, they would not provide a waiver for the standard TD vaccination even though TinTin was pregnant becasue the CDC does not list preganancy as a contra-indication for the administratiton of the TD vaccine. (reminder, this is the standard TD only vaccine, not the more common T-DAP variety that is usually administered.

Warm Regards,

Samby

Edited March 18, 2009 by TinTin and Samby