CDC Updates Requirements for Immigrant Medical Examinations to Add COVID Vaccination Requirement
/According to a recent update from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding the criteria for required vaccinations, the COVID-19 vaccine will now be required for all immigration applicants (with in order to complete the required medical exam. The CDC has new vaccination criteria to help decide which vaccines should be required as part of the immigration process. CDC will use these criteria at regular periods, as needed, for vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the general U.S. public. This will determine which vaccines will be required for U.S. immigration.
The criteria are:
The vaccine must be age-appropriate for the immigrant applicant
The vaccine must protect against a disease that has the potential to cause an outbreak.
The vaccine must protect against a disease that has been eliminated or is in the process of being eliminated in the United States.
The only exceptions to this are if a vaccine is not medically advised for an immigrant applicant or if the immigrant applicant can show proof of prior vaccination.
