USCIS Changes Vaccination Requirements To Adjust Status To Legal Permanent Resident

[sanju]

On the Home page of USCIS website it says

"USCIS Changes Vaccination Requirements To Adjust Status To Legal Permanent Resident"

Here is the link -

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...0045f3d6a1RCRD

Just thought that this information may be helpful to many people.

[ebizash]

I hope it does not apply to people who have already filed I-485...

[InTheMoment]

Here are the age-appropriate requirements for the new vaccinations.
Apparently most of these are only for children and older people.

Source: CDC - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/civil_ti_vacc_2008_one.htm


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Significant changes to the vaccination requirements since the last revision of the “Technical Instructions to Civil Surgeons for Vaccination Requirements” are―

Rotavirus vaccine should be given orally to children 6 through 32 weeks of age.

Hepatitis A vaccine should be given to children 12 through 23 months of age.

Tetravalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) should be given to persons 11 through 18 years of age. Tetravalent meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPSV4) is an acceptable alternative.

Human papillomavirus vaccine should be given to females 11 through 26 years of age.

Zoster vaccine should be given to persons 60 years of age or older.

Hepatitis B vaccine should be given from birth through 18 years of age.

Influenza vaccine should be given annually to children 6 through 59 months of age. It continues to be required for adults 50 years of age or older.

Acellular pertussis-containing vaccines are available for use in persons at least 10 years of age. The adolescent and adult formulation of tetanus and diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is given as a single (booster) dose for persons 10 through 64 years of age who have completed the recommended childhood diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and the pertussis/diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTP/DTaP) vaccine series.

[cpbaherwani]

I called up a couple of doctors in North Jersey and they have not received any circulars about this. They are still using the old I-693 form, with no mention of these vaccines.