02-19-2015, 04:53 PM
The CDC requires children in all 50 states to provide the required immunization records unless the parents are given one of the three types of waivers posted upthread, to the best of my knowledge.
I think the processes for handling vaccination/immunization records for school children who are residents, but not citizens, of the US vary from state to state (as they do for American school children).
In New York state -- home to many immigrants -- for example, children can attend public school for 14 days if their parents can't produce the required records but are working on it. For immigrant and homeless children, the school administration has the discretion to extend that period to 30 days.
Most immigrant children are coming from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador or Guatemala where the immunization rate for measles and other communicable diseases is about the same (in some cases higher) than the US anyway.
The biggest factor fueling the measles outbreak isn’t immigrants; it’s people who have chosen to not receive vaccines for philosophical reasons, according to Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. She said earlier this month: “It is frustrating that some people have opted out of vaccination. I think we do have some communities with many who have not received vaccines.”
The state of Oregon reportedly has the highest percentage of non-vaccinated population at 7% (most of which is attributed to "philosophical" waivers).
I think the processes for handling vaccination/immunization records for school children who are residents, but not citizens, of the US vary from state to state (as they do for American school children).
In New York state -- home to many immigrants -- for example, children can attend public school for 14 days if their parents can't produce the required records but are working on it. For immigrant and homeless children, the school administration has the discretion to extend that period to 30 days.
Most immigrant children are coming from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador or Guatemala where the immunization rate for measles and other communicable diseases is about the same (in some cases higher) than the US anyway.
The biggest factor fueling the measles outbreak isn’t immigrants; it’s people who have chosen to not receive vaccines for philosophical reasons, according to Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. She said earlier this month: “It is frustrating that some people have opted out of vaccination. I think we do have some communities with many who have not received vaccines.”
The state of Oregon reportedly has the highest percentage of non-vaccinated population at 7% (most of which is attributed to "philosophical" waivers).