Getting vaccination records??

[NicolaRobert 7]

Maybe some of you guys can help me out with this one.

I have my medical on the 22nd of July. I'm currently in the US visiting hubby and get back to the UK on the 21st. (yeah, I know I'm cutting it close, but they suddenly got our case moving after a 6 month delay and I had already flown to the US when they gave me my 1st August interview date!).

But the thing I'm really worried about is the vaccination records. I have moved literally every 4 years since I was 2, and a fair few of those moves were overseas. And I have no idea how to track down my records. My mother insists I've had every one of the shots I need, but obviously I don't think they are going to accept 'My Mum says...' as proof.

I've been in touch with my current doctor in the UK but they don't seem massively helpful. Will I just need to get the shots again? Would really like to avoid it if at all possible...

Edited July 11, 2016 by NicolaRobert

[NikLR 13,220]

Your GP from when you were growing up should have a record unless they only keep them for XX amount of time. (That was my issue in Canada.) I had my dr run a test to see which vaccinations I needed. Ended up with Tdap and MMR because i was missing either mumps or measles. (I forgot which) Due to my age often only one shot was given as children and you can grow out of it. They're not available as separate vaccines either.

But I doubt you have time to get all that checked if your GP or the NHS didn't keep the records

[Vanity niki 11]

I had a copy of my shot records....emailed them to the embassy Doctor...he confirmed the shots I required which happen to be 7....I took 3 in one arm and 4 in the other. Went to hover,rent clinic...it cost much less than getting them from him.

[NikLR 13,220]

I had a copy of my shot records....emailed them to the embassy Doctor...he confirmed the shots I required which happen to be 7....I took 3 in one arm and 4 in the other. Went to hover,rent clinic...it cost much less than getting them from him.

Shouldn't have been that many! Mmr, tdap, and varicella. Its not flu season.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

NicolaRobert--You need two shots. MMR and Tdap. Most need those even if they had all their baby records.

The other two adult shots will be waived--

Influenza waived for "not flu season"

Varicella waived for "not routinely available" because they don't give that shot in the UK.

For the least hassle, since you are out of time, pay for them at your medical exam and be done. They don't need to see all your childhood shots.

[Vanity niki 11]

I had a copy of my shot records....emailed them to the embassy Doctor...he confirmed the shots I required which happen to be 7....I took 3 in one arm and 4 in the other. Went to hover,rent clinic...it cost much less than getting them from him.

***went to government clinic***

[Vanity niki 11]

Mantoux:$25 HepB: $40 Hep A: $100 Meningococcal:$150 Pneumococcal:$125 MMR: $50 Polio: $50 DT: $35

These were the shots that I was told was required, however I went to the government clinic and received for almost nothing.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Mantoux:$25 HepB: $40 Hep A: $100 Meningococcal:$150 Pneumococcal:$125 MMR: $50 Polio: $50 DT: $35

These were the shots that I was told was required, however I went to the government clinic and received for almost nothing.

So not to confuse the person who started this thread, all of those shots are NOT required for adults. She need MMR and Tdap if she has no records to prove those two.

[Vanity niki 11]

So not to confuse the person who started this thread, all of those shots are NOT required for adults. She need MMR and Tdap if she has no records to prove those two.

I am not trying to confuse, but I'm curious as to why the doctor would say I needed all those shots if only two were required...had I allowed him to give me the shots my total bill to him would have been over $800 which would have included the shots, blood test and the visit.

Also, Nich Nick, please advise if any of the shots equivalent to Tdap

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

I am not trying to confuse, but I'm curious as to why the doctor would say I needed all those shots if only two were required...had I allowed him to give me the shots my total bill to him would have been over $800 which would have included the shots, blood test and the visit.

Also, Nich Nick, please advise if any of the shots equivalent to Tdap

Maybe he didn't study the list and the age requirements seen here http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/exams/ti/panel/vaccination-panel-technical-instructions.html#tbl1

Or scroll way down this page and see it broken down by age groups on the Vaccination Chart. https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume8-PartB-Chapter9.html

Mantoux is not an immunization. It's a tuberculosis skin test. Civil surgeons in the US give those. Panel physicians in foreign countries give chest x-Rays to determine the presence of TB.

Tdap, DTP = tetanus diptheria pertussis

Td or DT = tetanus diptheria

Capital letters mean big dose. Lowercase letters means smaller dose for teens and adults. Baby version is bigger dose, but acceptable for immigration.

[JFH 12,189]

Maybe some of you guys can help me out with this one.

I have my medical on the 22nd of July. I'm currently in the US visiting hubby and get back to the UK on the 21st. (yeah, I know I'm cutting it close, but they suddenly got our case moving after a 6 month delay and I had already flown to the US when they gave me my 1st August interview date!).

But the thing I'm really worried about is the vaccination records. I have moved literally every 4 years since I was 2, and a fair few of those moves were overseas. And I have no idea how to track down my records. My mother insists I've had every one of the shots I need, but obviously I don't think they are going to accept 'My Mum says...' as proof.

I've been in touch with my current doctor in the UK but they don't seem massively helpful. Will I just need to get the shots again? Would really like to avoid it if at all possible...

I also moved overseas during childhood when my parents couldn't decide whether it was best to raise their children in my mother's country or my father's country. We went back and forth four times. I moved to the UK for the last time when I was 25 and was told that all records were computerised in the 1980s. Prior to that they were paper records. Assuming you have registered with a GP each time you moved, your records go with you. I was born in the UK in 1974 and left for the first time when I was 8 months old. Came back at the age of 6 and went back overseas again at 13. Returned later that year and went back again when I was 17. I felt certain they would not have all my records. I have also had three last names in my life.

My GP had everything on file from 1980-something on his computer and the original paper records were in the loft at the GP surgery. He sent someone up to look for them and a few hours later I got a phone call to say they had found them. I was amazed.

[NicolaRobert 7]

Thanks for all the responses, guys.

Looks like my best option is just to suck it up and get the two shots I need when I go for my Medical. I hate needles which was why I was trying to avoid it.

I KNOW I had my MMR because they did a vaccination day at school when I was in my early teens, but I have no idea if there is a record.

Like the poster above, the trouble is that I've travelled so much that I don't think I've ever seen the same Dr twice! Even in the last 10 years I've been travelling so much.

I do have this thing from my current surgery to check my records online - so if I can get that working I might be able to track down proof of the MMR.

If not I'll just pay to have them at the medical.

Whew, after all our waiting it seems like everything is a rush now! Thanks again for the help!