Missing immunisation card - test for DV/immigrant visas?
Sep 29th 2009, 10:27 am
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Re: Missing immunisation card - test for DV/immigrant visas?
In excellent news, my father has found my records. Oh thank goodness. Sounds like I've had nearly everything. But I probably will need the titre to check if some are still current.
PHEW!!
Oct 1st 2009, 9:40 pm
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Re: Missing immunisation card - test for DV/immigrant visas?
I went for my medicals in London this Monday. I still had to take MMR and DTaP-Pol boosters as my records showed that my immunizations were more than 10 years old. You don't need Varicella if you had Chicken Pox as a child. The immunization schedule depends on your age so it could be different for you - btw I'm 35.
Oct 2nd 2009, 12:46 pm
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Re: Missing immunisation card - test for DV/immigrant visas?
I went for my medicals in London this Monday. I still had to take MMR and DTaP-Pol boosters as my records showed that my immunizations were more than 10 years old. You don't need Varicella if you had Chicken Pox as a child. The immunization schedule depends on your age so it could be different for you - btw I'm 35.
Oct 8th 2009, 5:35 pm
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Re: Missing immunisation card - test for DV/immigrant visas?
Is it me or are nurses strange, I will keep it short, 5 weeks ago I enquired about my jabs I need, OzziDoc told me about testing, so I asked about that also.
Right so my surgery doesn't know any of this, we go through it hand in hand.
I am told that testing will be some £30 each for mumps, measels, and rubella,
and Varicella. So at this moment in time, I am getting the MMR and Tetanus.
I cant prove I had chicken pox when I was a kid, but I know I did as me and both my sisters got it all the same time... but no records.
So looks like MMR then Booster, £60 then £30 for Varicella, as compared to £120 for testing, which could mean I would need Jabs anyways.
Tetanus is done for free.
So now I know I will get these done now around early Jan, as by then I might see my number up for interview
Right so my surgery doesn't know any of this, we go through it hand in hand.
I am told that testing will be some £30 each for mumps, measels, and rubella,
and Varicella. So at this moment in time, I am getting the MMR and Tetanus.
I cant prove I had chicken pox when I was a kid, but I know I did as me and both my sisters got it all the same time... but no records.
So looks like MMR then Booster, £60 then £30 for Varicella, as compared to £120 for testing, which could mean I would need Jabs anyways.
Tetanus is done for free.
So now I know I will get these done now around early Jan, as by then I might see my number up for interview
Oct 8th 2009, 6:06 pm
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Re: Missing immunisation card - test for DV/immigrant visas?
Is it me or are nurses strange, I will keep it short, 5 weeks ago I enquired about my jabs I need, OzziDoc told me about testing, so I asked about that also.
Right so my surgery doesn't know any of this, we go through it hand in hand.
I am told that testing will be some £30 each for mumps, measels, and rubella,
and Varicella. So at this moment in time, I am getting the MMR and Tetanus.
I cant prove I had chicken pox when I was a kid, but I know I did as me and both my sisters got it all the same time... but no records.
So looks like MMR then Booster, £60 then £30 for Varicella, as compared to £120 for testing, which could mean I would need Jabs anyways.
Tetanus is done for free.
So now I know I will get these done now around early Jan, as by then I might see my number up for interview
Right so my surgery doesn't know any of this, we go through it hand in hand.
I am told that testing will be some £30 each for mumps, measels, and rubella,
and Varicella. So at this moment in time, I am getting the MMR and Tetanus.
I cant prove I had chicken pox when I was a kid, but I know I did as me and both my sisters got it all the same time... but no records.
So looks like MMR then Booster, £60 then £30 for Varicella, as compared to £120 for testing, which could mean I would need Jabs anyways.
Tetanus is done for free.
So now I know I will get these done now around early Jan, as by then I might see my number up for interview
Also I told the immigration doc i had chicken pox as a child and he just took my word for it.
Oct 11th 2009, 11:36 pm
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Why do you think nurses are strange?
Oct 12th 2009, 12:52 am
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Re: Missing immunisation card - test for DV/immigrant visas?
Same here - and nobody ever pressed the issue after that. I'd read about a couple of cases of people being made to get the shot despite having had chicken pox as a child, so was half expecting it to be a problem, but it was fine. I think the doctor even asked if I'd had chicken pox when I was a kid, I said "yep", and that was the end of that.
