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Must I Receive All Vaccines in a Series Before Leaving for the U.S.?

By Jennifer McFadyen, About.com

Question: Must I Receive All Vaccines in a Series Before Leaving for the U.S.?
Answer:

Completing a vaccine series can take several months, so you may be worried that you will have to stay in your own country to complete the series before being allowed to travel to the U.S. Thankfully this is not the case.

Visa applicants are not required to receive all doses of the vaccines before they leave. Instead, they must have received at least one dose of each recommended vaccine and should take as many doses as suggested before they leave. The series can be finished up after arrival in the U.S.

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