Immunisation Issues!

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Morning all, I am getting all organised for the medicals for me, hubby and the kids and have been searching the threads for lots of immunisation info!! One question I cannot find an answer to is this.... Does my husband need to have Hep B, or just the kids???? I understand that the kids do for school etc.. and I am covered, but not sure about him. Don't want to make him suffer jabs for no reason!!:lol2:

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Specializes in renal,peritoneal dialysis, medicine.

from what i understand, from the information i was sent by the agency

the kids need it but not him however i may be wrong as things change all the time

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.
Morning all, I am getting all organised for the medicals for me, hubby and the kids and have been searching the threads for lots of immunisation info!! One question I cannot find an answer to is this.... Does my husband need to have Hep B, or just the kids???? I understand that the kids do for school etc.. and I am covered, but not sure about him. Don't want to make him suffer jabs for no reason!!:lol2:

No he doesnt need it just the kids

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Specializes in a&e.

He will be pleased!! As will the bank balance, was going to be expensive!! Does he get out of having the MMR as well then??:uhoh3:

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

No sorry he has to have MMR if he doesnt have immunity. He needs to have titres done

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Specializes in renal,peritoneal dialysis, medicine.

as madwife says, he wil probably need MMR. We did as we hadnt had the disease, and were too old to have ever had a mumps vaccine!

My husband only needed MMR and Td he was dead pleased :uhoh21: he detests anything to do with needles i think i will have to drug him for the medical as they need to take blood lol

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Specializes in Surgical, Breastcare, Minor ops, OPD.

I was told we all needed hep B I was already covered but my daughter age 20 & my hubby both had it done with the GP

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Specializes in renal,peritoneal dialysis, medicine.

ive just had a new bit of information about imms this is what it says for adults...

over the age of 19 for visa requirements, not employment

Td

MMR

varicella (not available here)

hep B is required up to 19 years of age you can attend the interview having started the course of 3 injections so long as you have proof of starting.

hope this helps

the link is

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/iv/vaccinechart.html

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Specializes in Surgical, Breastcare, Minor ops, OPD.

O, well to late now they have had them done, I won't tell them though coz they both hate needles & were not happy they had to have them in the first place, lol. Still it wont hert them to be protected:D

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Specializes in renal,peritoneal dialysis, medicine.

i quite agree, better to be safe!

personally i dont think the chart is very clear on the website, maybe that is just my interpretation of it lol

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Specializes in theatre, elderly, community, ICU.

According to info on US Embassy website Re: immuns, if born after 1956 you need MMR. My hubby was born 1954 so we're presuming then that he doesn't need MMR. I've had it and so have kids.

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Specializes in cardiac cath lab.

My hubby and the kids have had Heb B Inj. (£60 each at our GPs) He says if the kids need it he is having it too because there must be an issue with it in US.

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