TBC Vaccine (immunisation) / positive skin test

[R&OC 356]

Dear all,

 

I saw a post regarding the TBC vaccination and positive skin test but I can't find it anymore.

 

Do you know how to deal with a TBC immunisation but I do not have the records from my infant days anymore. My sisters and I were immunised as babies? We never had an infection or TBC in itself but I expect the skin test to be positive. What do I do with that result? Will the chest x-ray clarify the positive skin test or are there any measures/steps I should take now? We are still waiting for our NOA 2.

 

 

[SabRob 154]

5 hours ago, R&OC said:

Dear all,

 

I saw a post regarding the TBC vaccination and positive skin test but I can't find it anymore.

 

Do you know how to deal with a TBC immunisation but I do not have the records from my infant days anymore. My sisters and I were immunised as babies? We never had an infection or TBC in itself but I expect the skin test to be positive. What do I do with that result? Will the chest x-ray clarify the positive skin test or are there any measures/steps I should take now? We are still waiting for our NOA 2.

 

 

Proof that you had the anti-tuberculosis vaccine isn't required for the immigration medical exam. They require other ones such as measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria. An x-ray will show a pretty clear image of your lungs - if they have any doubts (if anything weird shows up on the x-ray) they will probably perform a sputum test - skin tests can still show TBC infection in the case of a negative x-ray&sputum test, but in this case the infected person is not contagious, they are rather, a carrier of the disease. 

 

I would focus on maybe obtaining a copy of your vaccination record because they do check for MMR, Tdap vaccines (these are the 2 most important). You could go to your GP and ask about antibody testing to see which vaccines might need to be re-administered. 

Edited December 12, 2017 by SabRob

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