UK Vaccination Requirements

[Adriene H 89]

About the MMR jab, im not so sure for adults, but my daughter recently had it and she just had one. She doesnt need any more vaccinations for another 3 and a half years, so unless they do things differently for children or things have changed, i think its just one.

Just grab the passport forms from the post office and tell him "Sign here"!

The form's all filled out and ready to go ... it's getting the £££ that's the hard part

[Holly2234 66]

Ahh the cost of those is a nightmare! I had to renew mine just before christmas and get my daughters too. The only thing i can say for them though, is that they do come back pretty quick. Mine was back in 7 days. Somebody else i knew had theirs back in 10. So dont worry too much, it could be just a really short set back

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Question: Is MMR now only available in the UK as a two-shot process? When the ex had his done in 2007, it was a one-jab affair, no need for a follow-up.

Not sure about what's available in the UK for MMR but it's the American rules that have to be followed. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)sets the reccomendations. Here's everything you might want to know about MMR http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00053391.htm

A few snips from that:

Two doses of MMR vaccine separated by at least 1 month (i.e., a minimum of 28 days) and administered on or after the first birthday are recommended for all children and for certain high-risk groups of adolescents and adults. The recommended 1 month interval between successive doses of MMR or other measles-containing vaccine is based on the principle that live virus vaccines not administered at the same time should be separated by at least 1 month.

MMR is the vaccine of choice when protection against any of these three diseases is required on or after the first birthday, unless any of its component vaccines is contraindicated.

The purpose of the two-dose vaccination schedule

is to produce immunity in the small proportion of persons who fail to respond immunologically to one or more of the components of the first dose. Studies indicate that two doses of measles vaccine are necessary to develop adequate population immunity to prevent measles outbreaks among school-aged and older persons. Mumps can occur in highly vaccinated populations; in these outbreaks, substantial numbers of cases have occurred among persons who had previously received a single dose of mumps-containing vaccine (33,81). Although primary rubella vaccine failure rarely occurs, the potential consequences of failure (i.e., CRS) are substantial.

The Dept of State says people do not have to delay their immigrant visa waiting on an immunization time interval. It's one of the waiver reasons. So maybe your hubby had the one and they waived the second dose.

Thanks Crumpet Nich-Nick .. you're always so good at outlining info in an easy-to-understand format

He had chickenpox when he was 4, so we're all good on that one

Now I still have to convince him to get his passport. He's stubborn and insists he doesn't need one until we hear from the embassy but I've been going blue in the face trying to explain to him that he needs it *before* so we can get his police certificate and all that jazz. I'm trying to be pro-active and make the process seamless but he just wants to wait until they request it.

Blue in the face I tell ya!!

NVC will assign his interview, not the embassy because it looks like your getting CR1 and not K3 like your profile says. Does he know that it takes time to get a passport, especially in summer when everybody is traveling? And there's photos and countersigners.

First time applicants will:

take a minimum of six weeks (not guaranteed) but you should allow more time in case IPS needs to contact you or a countersignatory for extra information

find that using Check & Send will help you reduce errors

find that during peak times appointments may not always be available at a time or place that is ideal and this can delay your application

Source http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Passports/howlongittakesandurgentappplications/DG_174148

Edited June 21, 2012 by Nich-Nick

[Elora & Rob 15]

I am getting DTP and Influenza done tomorrow and a blood test to prove that i am immune to Varicella. Had MMR shot twice as a kid.

Edited June 21, 2012 by Elora&Robert

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

It was indeed the wise Nich-Nick who provided the awesome info.

Interesting about the two shots. I remember at the time his GP told him that they only gave it as a one-shot dose, and not two. Since he came in on a CR1 I figure they must have waived it.

[Holly2234 66]

It is strange.. I had two MMR as a kid. That was about 1993 when i had those. But it seems they dont do it that way any more here.

[Adriene H 89]

NVC will assign his interview, not the embassy because it looks like your getting CR1 and not K3 like your profile says. Does he know that it takes time to get a passport, especially in summer when everybody is traveling? And there's photos and countersigners.

First time applicants will:

take a minimum of six weeks (not guaranteed) but you should allow more time in case IPS needs to contact you or a countersignatory for extra information

find that using Check & Send will help you reduce errors

find that during peak times appointments may not always be available at a time or place that is ideal and this can delay your application

Source http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Passports/howlongittakesandurgentappplications/DG_174148

Luckily he's not a first time applicant ... he lost it about 5 years ago and just never got it replaced.

He's assured me it takes no more than 10 days to get another one ... not like the US where it takes

weeks and weeks. The form's already been filled out since March and has the necessary

counter-signatures ... we just need to put in the fee and send it off, but he seems

to not understand that if we have it, then that's less time we have to wait when

sending all the required stuff to the NVC. I'm trying to make him see the light that

if we have everything we need when we get the checklist, it'll go that much faster.

He would prefer to wait until the NVC actually informs him in writing that they need it

Edited June 21, 2012 by Adriene H

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

I am getting DTP and Influenza done tomorrow and a blood test to prove that i am immune to Varicella. Had MMR shot twice as a kid.

Suit yourself, but do you know it's not flu season until next Oct 1?? If your medical is before Oct 1 you won't need one for immigration, greencard, citizenship...ever. A simple way to get out of the varicella shot is to say you had chickenpox. You don't have to "prove" it.

Remember to get the second MMR after 4 weeks. Since you're doing it so far in advance of your medical exam, the insufficient time interval waiver won't fly.

Edited June 21, 2012 by Nich-Nick