HPV vaccine required?

[Mike and Shamim 0]

I got my electronic 3.5 package emailed today. They state the HPV vaccine is required. What if you don't want it?

[yohino 22]

Not required anymore.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/uscis-vaccination-requirements

"Q. I heard that the vaccine against herpes zoster (zoster) and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) are required vaccines. Is this true?

A. From Aug. 1, 2008, until Dec. 13, 2009, the zoster and the HPV were required vaccines for immigration purposes. However, the zoster vaccine was not available from Aug. 1, 2008, through Dec. 13, 2009, and USCIS posted a message on the Web to inform civil surgeons they could annotate the vaccination record with "not available" if they were not able to obtain the vaccine. In 2009, CDC changed the vaccination requirements based on ACIP's recommendations. As of Dec. 14, 2009, the zoster and the HPV vaccine were no longer required."

[Mike and Shamim 0]

Yes but I saw this too:

http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/medical_exam.html

"Please note that as of June 1, 2009, all female applicants between 11 and 26 years of age require the HPV vaccination at an additional cost of 9,000 rupees."

Maybe their website is out of date? But it is marked: Feb 22, 2010!

[Hendea3 4]

will the female applicate possibly be older than 26 at the time of her medical? If so...then 100% it would no longer be req'd (not sayign that it still is BUT it is age dependant adn the OP's age was not mentionned).

[payxibka 10,045]

moving thread to:

US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

This is the place to post your experiences or questions related to this last step before moving to the US. Topics relating to I-134's, packets sent from consulate and medical & police certificates should be posted here.

[nab 74]

I got my electronic 3.5 package emailed today. They state the HPV vaccine is required. What if you don't want it?

i am against this vaccine for those who choose not to have it or for those it was an unnecessary vaccine so was glad to see they removed this requirement.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3739.html (info on the medical exam)

http://www.now.org/issues/diverse/nciwr/100108immigrationhpv.html (NOW article from 9/29/2008)

i would print these out and take with you/spouse to medical exam... highlite ahead of time the important parts

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c13b78bb13c25210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD (USCIS Q&A site for vaccine requirements; about 2/3 was down page they have two Qs re: zoster and HPV not being required after dec 14, 2009)

http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/2009-vaccination-technical-instructions.pdf (see page 5 for HPV, page 11 for varicella, and page 16 is chart of required vaccines)