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Post by pattyraindrops on May 14, 2018 22:39:00 GMT
I wish I would have been good about keeping track of records, but I wasn't. Nothing I can do about that now. The records I first started with are now 50 years old and falling apart. I have those, some from the state of Utah and some from AZ, but I know there are even more out there and who knows if I can find them. I would really like to consolidate them on one good card stock card that won't fall apart as much as my baby records, but I have no desire to go to Texas, New Mexico, Chicago and various places all over Utah to sign that one card.
So is there anywhere I can bring in all of my records and have them officially consolidate them into one?
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Post by basketdiva on May 14, 2018 22:42:03 GMT
Please enlighten me as to why they would be needed after all these years. I don't have mine ( and I'm in my 60's) and have never been asked for them. I do have a record in my home files of things from the past 10 years (tetanus, pneumonia, flu shots but that's it.
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Post by MissBianca on May 14, 2018 22:48:16 GMT
Does your current doctor not have copies of your records from your old doctor?
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Post by pattyraindrops on May 14, 2018 22:50:03 GMT
Basketdiva - I'm going to Grenada. The CDC recommends most people have Hep A and Typhoid, neither of which I have received. I also never received hep B, but at least for this trip I don't need it.
My children all got hep A and B when they were young. My husband, like me, also didn't get it, but did get them before going to Vanuatu about 10 years ago.
It doesn't matter as much now, but while I was pregnant with my first I found I was not immune to measles. I got a booster after I was done being pregnant. Then while pregnant with my second same thing. Got a booster. When pregnant with my third, same thing. Never got the booster after him because I was done. The OB/gyn nurse told me she had received the booster something like 5 or 7 times and was still not immune.
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Post by Zee on May 14, 2018 22:53:38 GMT
Your old records really aren't that important. To be sure of recent immunity, you'd either need to have titers drawn or new vaccines given.
I can assure you no one in their 60s needs their childhood immunization records.
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Post by pattyraindrops on May 14, 2018 22:55:58 GMT
Does your current doctor not have copies of your records from your old doctor? I don't know, but it wouldn't matter. Not all records were transferred from doctor to doctor or state to state over the last 50 years. Many of my immunizations I got while my dad was in the military. Others I got from health clinics instead of doctors. So all of the records for my family are on at least 2 and sometimes 5 sheets each. |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2018 23:06:00 GMT
My doctor will enter in vaccinations into my online account for vaccines I've received at pharmacies. If your doctor won't enter in all your children's vaccination records from a previous doctor, I don't know of any facility that is willing to consolidate and validate that information for you. Perhaps the best thing is to take photos and/or scan pdfs of your immunization records so if they do deteriorate over time, you can still print out a new copy? I also found out that there is an immunization registry so perhaps that may be an option for obtaining lost records: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iis/contacts-locate-records.html#state |
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Post by mustlovecats on May 14, 2018 23:47:56 GMT
Basketdiva - I'm going to Grenada. The CDC recommends most people have Hep A and Typhoid, neither of which I have received. I also never received hep B, but at least for this trip I don't need it. My children all got hep A and B when they were young. My husband, like me, also didn't get it, but did get them before going to Vanuatu about 10 years ago. It doesn't matter as much now, but while I was pregnant with my first I found I was not immune to measles. I got a booster after I was done being pregnant. Then while pregnant with my second same thing. Got a booster. When pregnant with my third, same thing. Never got the booster after him because I was done. The OB/gyn nurse told me she had received the booster something like 5 or 7 times and was still not immune. Based on this information I would go to a travel medicine clinic. The last time I traveled out of country I took my old yellow paper vaccine card with my handwritten records on it (soooo old) and they consolidated it into a new record. |
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Post by Basket1lady on May 15, 2018 2:27:08 GMT
My doctor will enter in vaccinations into my online account for vaccines I've received at pharmacies. If your doctor won't enter in all your children's vaccination records from a previous doctor, I don't know of any facility that is willing to consolidate and validate that information for you. Perhaps the best thing is to take photos and/or scan pdfs of your immunization records so if they do deteriorate over time, you can still print out a new copy? I also found out that there is an immunization registry so perhaps that may be an option for obtaining lost records: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iis/contacts-locate-records.html#stateOur military health clinic consolidated our records from years ago. I think is says something like “transcribed from xxx” or something like that. Ask at your current clinic. |
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Post by mlana on May 15, 2018 4:51:10 GMT
My mom worked for the Health Dept in her county. One of her jobs was to enter shot information into the GRIT system. I needed a copy of mine before I left for China and she was able to get it for me with no problem.
I had titters done a few months before I went to China and I got boosters for any areas where I had little to no immunity. My dr recommended it and I was grateful for his suggestion. Even though I got a booster after each child’sbirth, I still had no immunity to measles.
Marcy
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Post by ExpatBackHome on May 15, 2018 6:52:50 GMT
Basketdiva - I'm going to Grenada. The CDC recommends most people have Hep A and Typhoid, neither of which I have received. I also never received hep B, but at least for this trip I don't need it. My children all got hep A and B when they were young. My husband, like me, also didn't get it, but did get them before going to Vanuatu about 10 years ago. It doesn't matter as much now, but while I was pregnant with my first I found I was not immune to measles. I got a booster after I was done being pregnant. Then while pregnant with my second same thing. Got a booster. When pregnant with my third, same thing. Never got the booster after him because I was done. The OB/gyn nurse told me she had received the booster something like 5 or 7 times and was still not immune. Typhoid needs to be done every 3 years if still in a high risk area. |
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Post by ExpatBackHome on May 15, 2018 6:56:17 GMT
I forgot to answer your question. We keep our kids paper records and scan them to keep on the computer. I don't have my childhood record but I now keep the record since 2011 when we moved to India.
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Post by ChicagoKTS on May 15, 2018 10:09:43 GMT
For future reference, check to see if your state maintains a voluntary database for immunization records. Illinois does and once I signed a form with my doctor, all my records are now submitted and stored with the state.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2018 10:26:52 GMT
When we moved from TX to NC, our family doc's office entered all of our vaccines into a state database. The printout is really nice to have! Not sure all states do that though.
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Post by mrssmith on May 15, 2018 16:06:04 GMT
For future reference, check to see if your state maintains a voluntary database for immunization records. Illinois does and once I signed a form with my doctor, all my records are now submitted and stored with the state. Wow - good to know! I am also in IL. |
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Post by pattyraindrops on May 16, 2018 0:36:53 GMT
For future reference, check to see if your state maintains a voluntary database for immunization records. Illinois does and once I signed a form with my doctor, all my records are now submitted and stored with the state. Both Utah and Arizona do. Unfortunately, not all doctors etc have reported it all and they don't have things entered before that started. I have both of the reports. I'll see if the doctors office will enter in the other immunizations while I am there as suggested above. I've also found that some states share records. I think there are 3-4 other states share records with AZ |
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