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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:01 PM Feb 2015

Airlines Consider Requiring Proof Of Vaccination For Domestic Air Travel

http://yournewswire.com/airlines-consider-requiring-proof-of-vaccination-for-domestic-air-travel/

Traveling by air may get even more complicated if a reported plan by major carrier airlines requiring passengers to be vaccinated comes to fruition. After the increasing problem of unvaccinated individuals contracting and spreading communicable diseases, airlines hope to be a stopgap solution to preventing larger outbreaks. An inside source with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suggests that, “Multiple major carriers have begun discussing requiring vaccination records for all passengers before allowing them to board a flight.”

The FAA source, speaking on condition of anonymity explains that many of the airlines have, “had it with the anti-vaccination arguments and don’t want to be left with the guilt and partial responsibility when a preventable disease spreads by way of air travel.” It is assumed that a valid vaccination record will be required upon check in before travelers embark on their journey. “It’ll add another step to the flight process, but the airlines, so far, are willing to absorb any costs associated with it,” said the FAA source. It is not expected to impact the already beleaguered Transportation Security Administration as this would be an elective requirement and not a federally mandated change.

The 2014 – 2015 U.S. measles outbreak spread to seven states and is widely believed to have been tied to vacationers at the Disneyland amusement park in Anaheim, California. Many speculate the spread of the disease outside of California was exacerbated due to vacationing families traveling by air. By requiring a valid vaccination record, the airlines would hope to minimize the wanton spread of infectious disease by keeping potential disease carrying individuals off all flights originating and terminating in the United States.

“The airlines are using the term ‘at risk individual’ up to this point to describe who they are targeting,” explains the FAA source. “I take that to mean individuals who are unvaccinated themselves or those who refuse to vaccinate their children. They (the airlines) realize this is a hot button issue at the moment, however, they allegedly feel this is the only way they can do their part to help keep their customers and employees safe and healthy. One ‘higher up’ with a major carrier said something to the effect of ‘this is the responsible thing to do’.”


Um, where would we get this proof?
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Airlines Consider Requiring Proof Of Vaccination For Domestic Air Travel (Original Post) KamaAina Feb 2015 OP
Problem is, how can adults over 50 get their vaccine records from decades ago? meow2u3 Feb 2015 #1
That's what I was talking about. KamaAina Feb 2015 #4
2015 Recommended Immunizations for Adults here. proverbialwisdom Feb 2015 #46
FYI proverbialwisdom Feb 2015 #66
There is a cut-off birthdate, and before that date (I forget the year) they assume that anyone pnwmom Feb 2015 #5
I think it's after 1966 but don't hold me to it. RiffRandell Feb 2015 #32
Just get your titers tested. Laffy Kat Feb 2015 #54
For those of us over 60, we can't provide proof because the vaccines didn't exist Retrograde Feb 2015 #57
What this probably means is that adults who were younger than a certain cut-off age pnwmom Feb 2015 #2
proof is the problem, my pediatrician is long dead, records way gone uppityperson Feb 2015 #3
They already recommend adult measles vaccines for adults who can't prove they are fully vaccinated. pnwmom Feb 2015 #8
I had all the diseases, my husband is getting measles booster as is younger and we've uppityperson Feb 2015 #18
24%??! winter is coming Feb 2015 #23
yup, neither did I. it is appalling, for a public school. uppityperson Feb 2015 #25
Jeepers Creepers! RiffRandell Feb 2015 #28
Yet that would not do anything regarding diseases for which there is no vaccination treestar Feb 2015 #6
Nor is it intended to. n/t tazkcmo Feb 2015 #13
True, but measles is far more contagious. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #24
OH NOESSS!!! ret5hd Feb 2015 #40
WTF do you mean? treestar Feb 2015 #61
It also wouldn't protect against a plane crash Cal Carpenter Feb 2015 #59
I was talking about how stupid it is treestar Feb 2015 #62
I guess we could see our doctors and get titers done. Brigid Feb 2015 #7
Easy for you to say KamaAina Feb 2015 #9
It's a 30 mile round trip for me and I'm getting my titres checked REP Feb 2015 #19
I'm betting you drive KamaAina Feb 2015 #22
You must live near public transport then REP Feb 2015 #27
How did you know it was Kaiser? KamaAina Feb 2015 #29
Don't take this the wrong way, but you complain about transit constantly. LeftyMom Feb 2015 #41
Have you considered the implications of an Autistic driver on the Bay Area freeways? KamaAina Feb 2015 #42
I think driving sparingly beats immobility. LeftyMom Feb 2015 #44
Glad I don't ride in those cattle cars Egnever Feb 2015 #10
Here's some info on MMR vaccine recommendations for adults. pnwmom Feb 2015 #11
Why is this necessary? KamaAina Feb 2015 #12
Children don't get the MMR till they're over a year old. Are you saying they shouldn't pnwmom Feb 2015 #15
What? No screaming babies on airplanes? KamaAina Feb 2015 #65
Babies too young for some vaccs tazkcmo Feb 2015 #16
I was vaccinated with a vaccine that came before the MMR REP Feb 2015 #21
Years ago when I was a kid....back in the Dark Ages Grammy23 Feb 2015 #14
Regarding your husband's chicken pox: he can ask for a blood test, but he could also just... Hekate Feb 2015 #38
Public schools did not require vaccination proof born before 1957 for staff HockeyMom Feb 2015 #17
Many 30-somethings are being advised to get an MMR booster now pnwmom Feb 2015 #20
40-somethings too gollygee Feb 2015 #52
Then they better damn well stop serving peanuts! RiffRandell Feb 2015 #26
Tried to find this article elsewhere - The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #30
An ex-DUer with a medical background does not think this will be implemented. KamaAina Feb 2015 #31
I don't think it's real in the first place. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #33
I don't think it will be implemented either... ret5hd Feb 2015 #45
Yeah, I know what you're sayin'. KamaAina Feb 2015 #48
But don't they require it for international flights? So how does HIPAA figure in that?n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #56
I am for this as long as its a medical professional who is checking dilby Feb 2015 #34
You already need a vax record for your dog if you want to take it certain places. How hard... Hekate Feb 2015 #35
By "certain places", I assume you mean KamaAina Feb 2015 #37
LOL. And when we traveled to Canada by car we thought about bringing our dog... Hekate Feb 2015 #39
I flew with a cat in the 90s (domestic) tabbycat31 Feb 2015 #58
I'm one of the old ones who got all the diseases. SheilaT Feb 2015 #36
This will cause way more problems than solutions. cwydro Feb 2015 #43
I have none of this proof. AngryAmish Feb 2015 #47
Hey! Just a doggone orange-pickin' minute there! KamaAina Feb 2015 #49
don't forget Vermont handmade34 Feb 2015 #53
I had a lot of those diseases. Blue_In_AK Feb 2015 #50
Years ago I had a little yellow paper notebook dumbcat Feb 2015 #51
I dont fly and have not in years Ramses Feb 2015 #55
I guess you're not planning to go to Hawai'i, then KamaAina Feb 2015 #64
This looks like a made up story melman Feb 2015 #60
right, because they more concerned about health... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2015 #63
Seems fake to me and it won't happen. MadrasT Feb 2015 #67
Link from Twitter last night. proverbialwisdom Feb 2015 #68
I see nothing in there about any airline immunization requirement. KamaAina Feb 2015 #69
That's because it's not being contemplated. It's simply not true. MineralMan Feb 2015 #71
True. I wonder whether the article was a trial balloon though. proverbialwisdom Feb 2015 #72
Not a reliable source, and no identifiable sources named in the MineralMan Feb 2015 #70

meow2u3

(24,768 posts)
1. Problem is, how can adults over 50 get their vaccine records from decades ago?
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:05 PM
Feb 2015

I knew I had my shots, but my mom passed away and my sister has our vital statistics, including immunization records. Only trouble: she forgot where she put them.

Couldn't airlines presume older adults are immunized and limit the travel ban to children whose parents can't prove they had their kids' vaccinated?

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
4. That's what I was talking about.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:07 PM
Feb 2015

I doubt that the little card I keep in the envelope with my birth certificate and such would pass muster. And most people don't even have that.

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
5. There is a cut-off birthdate, and before that date (I forget the year) they assume that anyone
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:07 PM
Feb 2015

had the actual illnesses.

Beyond that birthdate, people might be required to get boosters or to take blood tests showing immunity.

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)
32. I think it's after 1966 but don't hold me to it.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:48 PM
Feb 2015

The reason that sticks with me is I read up on it recently; my husband was born in 1966 so we discussed it.

He went to NO 2 weeks after Katrina and led a team that restored 911 service to the city within a week (yeah, I'm bragging) and right before he went he got every vaccine possible including the MMR, so he's covered.

I was born in 1970 so I'm good. I get my physical next month so will ask my dr to make sure.

Keep up on tetanus shots too!

And Gardasil for your pre-teens! Oral cancer is rampant and a killer!

Laffy Kat

(16,386 posts)
54. Just get your titers tested.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 09:36 PM
Feb 2015

You can request this from your PCP. Lab will draw three vials of blood. Piece of cake.

Retrograde

(10,145 posts)
57. For those of us over 60, we can't provide proof because the vaccines didn't exist
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 10:12 PM
Feb 2015

we suffered through the diseases instead. I have only my mother's word that I had rubella as a tot, although I do remember measles and chicken pox.

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
2. What this probably means is that adults who were younger than a certain cut-off age
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:05 PM
Feb 2015

(because older adults almost always had the actual illnesses) would have to have boosters of vaccines for which they have no recent records.

It might be like traveling internationally, though with fewer required vaccines.

uppityperson

(115,678 posts)
3. proof is the problem, my pediatrician is long dead, records way gone
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:07 PM
Feb 2015

They would have to clarify "proof" and what ages. Little kids would be much more likely to have proof, but even at that.....?

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
8. They already recommend adult measles vaccines for adults who can't prove they are fully vaccinated.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:10 PM
Feb 2015

This would just change the recommendation to a requirement.

(One proof is having been born before a certain date because most adults born before that date had the actual illnesses. Another proof is a blood test that shows immunity.)

uppityperson

(115,678 posts)
18. I had all the diseases, my husband is getting measles booster as is younger and we've
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:22 PM
Feb 2015

a 24% vx exemption rate at our grade school which is appalling.

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)
28. Jeepers Creepers!
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:37 PM
Feb 2015

Last week on our local news our county's rate was 1%....due to religious reasons, illegal immigrants and woo.

I believe in that order but not certain.

That's crazy!!!!

treestar

(82,383 posts)
6. Yet that would not do anything regarding diseases for which there is no vaccination
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:08 PM
Feb 2015

It wouldn't have stopped the Ebola passengers.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)
7. I guess we could see our doctors and get titers done.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:10 PM
Feb 2015

If your vaccines were decades ago, that probably isn't the worst idea out there anyway, even if you aren't flying. I'm thinking about it.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
9. Easy for you to say
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:11 PM
Feb 2015

You're not in an HMO whose only local location is ten miles south of town!

edit: It's actually farther away than the airport!

REP

(21,691 posts)
19. It's a 30 mile round trip for me and I'm getting my titres checked
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:25 PM
Feb 2015

I don't want to get sick with something preventable.

REP

(21,691 posts)
27. You must live near public transport then
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:34 PM
Feb 2015

As far as I know, busses run to all Kaiser locations.

I took public transport for years until I became too disabled for that to be an option.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
29. How did you know it was Kaiser?
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:40 PM
Feb 2015

The city is San Jose.

Have you looked into paratransit? Transit agencies are required to operate accessible service for those who, like you, are "too disabled for that to be an option.

LeftyMom

(49,212 posts)
41. Don't take this the wrong way, but you complain about transit constantly.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:15 PM
Feb 2015

Going ten whole miles away shouldn't sound like Oregon Trail. Have you considered getting a car?

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
42. Have you considered the implications of an Autistic driver on the Bay Area freeways?
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:17 PM
Feb 2015

Actually, I have an Autistic friend who does drive. You may want to avoid 101 around Sunnyvale.

edit: And as to Oregon Trail , Portland has better transit than San Jose, altohugh my Autistic friend up there -- you guessed it -- complains about it constantly.

LeftyMom

(49,212 posts)
44. I think driving sparingly beats immobility.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:27 PM
Feb 2015

My autistic neighbor recently got his license (he's about 40 I'd guess?) and he drives like an old man (daylight hours, light traffic, a little too slowly) but he had to make himself do it because his father couldn't drive anymore, and transit here is a bad joke.

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
11. Here's some info on MMR vaccine recommendations for adults.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:13 PM
Feb 2015
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/measles/vacc-in-short.htm

Adults
People who are born during or after 1957 who do not have evidence of immunity against measles should get at least one dose of MMR vaccine.

SNIP

Teenagers and adults born during or after 1957 without evidence of immunity against measles should have documentation of two doses of MMR vaccine, with the second dose administered no earlier than 28 days after the first dose.

SNIP

Evidence of Immunity

You are considered protected from measles if you have at least one of the following:
written documentation of adequate vaccination:

one or more doses of a measles-containing vaccine administered on or after the first birthday for preschool-age children and adults not at high risk
two doses of measles-containing vaccine for school-age children and adults at high risk, including college students, healthcare personnel, and international travelers
laboratory evidence of immunity
laboratory confirmation of measles
birth in the United States before 1957

Healthcare providers should not accept verbal reports of vaccination without written documentation as presumptive evidence of immunity. For additional details about evidence of immunity criteria, see Table 3 in Prevention of Measles, Rubella, Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and Mumps, 2013: Summary Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
12. Why is this necessary?
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:15 PM
Feb 2015

If someone who isn't vaccinated gets infected on a plane, or anywhere for that matter, it's their own (or their parents') damn fault!

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
15. Children don't get the MMR till they're over a year old. Are you saying they shouldn't
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:19 PM
Feb 2015

be able to fly till then?

That will disappoint a lot of grandparents . . . .

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)
16. Babies too young for some vaccs
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:19 PM
Feb 2015

People who cannot be vaccinated for other medical reasons.

That's 2 reasons

The article provided others.

REP

(21,691 posts)
21. I was vaccinated with a vaccine that came before the MMR
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:28 PM
Feb 2015

Measles could kill me; I am immunocompromised. I am getting my titres checked.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
14. Years ago when I was a kid....back in the Dark Ages
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:17 PM
Feb 2015

If you got your shots at the Board of Health, you got a card that listed when you got them. You had a copy to keep in your wallet or with your important papers, such as your birth certificate. My son, born in 1969, had a similar card that they gave me when he had his first baby inoculations.

Now when you get flu shots, whooping cough vaccine, pneumonia, shingles shot etc, you may not get all of them in the same place. Many pharmacies offer them, as well as the board of health or your primary care physician. There should be some way with the technology we have today to be able to link these records so no matter where you get the shots/vaccines, the information is held in one record that you could access online to get an Up to date record of your shots to use for just such a thing as travel or enrollment in school. Electronic medical records ought to be able to solve the problem. Guess we will have to wait and see how this turns out.

On edit: I agree that this will not solve the problem of us geezers who are clueless about which shots we got and even which illnesses we had. My husband does not remember having chicken pox and his Mom is no help. She can't remember if he did or didn't have that. Maybe a simple blood test could be developed or is already available to answer those questions.

Hekate

(90,769 posts)
38. Regarding your husband's chicken pox: he can ask for a blood test, but he could also just...
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:01 PM
Feb 2015

...ask for the vaccine. And the shingles vaccine, to cover all the bases!

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
17. Public schools did not require vaccination proof born before 1957 for staff
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:22 PM
Feb 2015

I went back to college in the 90s and they had the same policy. We either had the diseases themselves, or any vaccination records (DPT, Polio, Smallpox) are long gone and our pediatricians are long dead.

However, if this also requires things like Flu shots, that is going to be a problem and not only for Seniors. Less than half the adult population gets Flu Shots.

Besides, even my own 30 something children don't have their vaccination records. I have no idea what happened to them. We/they moved a lot over the years.

Edit: The CDC recommends that chicken pox vaccination for anyone born 1984 and later. Special cases? My younger daughter born in 1984 HAD chicken pox when her older sister caught it. Imagine the nightmare proving you had some diseases and vaccinations for others?

Sorry, but this is simply not one size fits all. Airlines now have to play doctor too? Isn't all this terrorist crap ENOUGH? Twice now I have been pulled aside and my hands and clothes had been tested for explosives residue.

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
20. Many 30-somethings are being advised to get an MMR booster now
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:26 PM
Feb 2015

because the vaccination schedule in effect when they were younger often did not provide full immunity.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,809 posts)
30. Tried to find this article elsewhere -
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:40 PM
Feb 2015

that is, in more reputable sources than obscure internet blogs - and could find only a few repeats of the above article, word for word, in a couple of right-wing publications. There is nothing at all on the FAA's web site; if they were going to do such a thing (which I doubt very much, given the fact that in many cases it would be impossible for passengers to produce proof), they would have to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking, and the public would be allowed to comment. The only thing I could find that's even remotely related is a publication relating to bloodborne pathogen training and certain inoculations for some FAA employees, mainly those that handle accident investigation. So I am pretty sure this is something ginned up in the mind of some right-wing tool who is looking for more "proof" of government over-regulation.

On second reading I see that this "article" claims it's the airlines that want to do this, but that's just as unlikely. If Airline A starts to require vaccination records they will quickly lose passengers to Airline B. So it won't happen unless all the airlines do it, and I don't see that happening. Airlines operate on a very slim profit margin already, and the last thing any of them want is to add another expense and another procedure that will piss off passengers even more than they are already.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
31. An ex-DUer with a medical background does not think this will be implemented.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:42 PM
Feb 2015

nadinbrzezinski, to be precise: I ripped this down from her FB page. She thinks that HIPAA compliance concerns will sink it.

ret5hd

(20,510 posts)
45. I don't think it will be implemented either...
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:36 PM
Feb 2015

but you did nothing to boost my confidence.

If ya' know what I'm sayin'.

dilby

(2,273 posts)
34. I am for this as long as its a medical professional who is checking
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:53 PM
Feb 2015

The papers and not the same minimum wage lackey who is probing my ass for explosives.

Hekate

(90,769 posts)
35. You already need a vax record for your dog if you want to take it certain places. How hard...
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 07:58 PM
Feb 2015

...could it be to get the same from your family doc for the humans?

If the anti-vax idiots hadn't done this to society at large, we wouldn't even be having this discussion. What a nuisance.

Hekate

(90,769 posts)
39. LOL. And when we traveled to Canada by car we thought about bringing our dog...
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:06 PM
Feb 2015

We ended up leaving her at home, but I believe Canada wanted her papers.

tabbycat31

(6,336 posts)
58. I flew with a cat in the 90s (domestic)
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 10:21 PM
Feb 2015

And the airline wanted a health certificate for the cat. Not sure if vaccines were required (he was a 3 month old kitten at the time) but he had to go to the vet before boarding the plane.

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
36. I'm one of the old ones who got all the diseases.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:00 PM
Feb 2015

My sons got all their vaccinations, but I will confess to not being all that careful about keeping a record of them, and I haven't a clue where I could lay my hands on them. I do recall just filling in somewhat random dates the times a school or camp wanted to know.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
43. This will cause way more problems than solutions.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:20 PM
Feb 2015

Glad I don't fly anymore.

I've been vaccinated against smallpox, measles, mumps, polio...and who knows what else I got in the 60's - then in the Air Force.

I've had chicken pox and rubella. My friends and sister had measles and mumps BEFORE I got the vaccines. I did not catch either.

But I've got proof of none of these. Way too long ago.

 

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)
47. I have none of this proof.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:40 PM
Feb 2015

I don't have a doctor. But every time I find myself either going to the 3d world or get in the doctors office by misadventure I get the full spectrum.

The records clerks at every primary care practice will go nuts.

But, it may work out. And keep the antivax nutters in California.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
49. Hey! Just a doggone orange-pickin' minute there!
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:42 PM
Feb 2015

There are a whole bunch of them in Oregon, too. And at least one pocket of them in Michigan.

dumbcat

(2,120 posts)
51. Years ago I had a little yellow paper notebook
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 08:59 PM
Feb 2015

that had all my immunizations noted going back 40 or 50 years. I think I first got it when I was in the military. The last time I remember seeing it was when we took a cruise in the Med back in 2008. I have no idea what happened to it or where it is. The last half dozen or so trips to Europe I took in 2009-2010 I don't remember having or needing it.

Just another excuse not to fly anymore as far as I am concerned.

 

Ramses

(721 posts)
55. I dont fly and have not in years
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 09:39 PM
Feb 2015

Fuck the airlines for all I care. Another attempt at complete control. America is a Fascist state. It just is as simple as that

MadrasT

(7,237 posts)
67. Seems fake to me and it won't happen.
Wed Feb 18, 2015, 05:47 AM
Feb 2015

It would cost the airlines too much business. They want to sell tickets, not prevent people from flying.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
69. I see nothing in there about any airline immunization requirement.
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 04:36 PM
Feb 2015

Through their analysis and discussion, NVPO identified four major goals:

Goal 1: Strengthen the adult immunization infrastructure

Goal 2: Improve access to adult vaccines

Goal 3: Increase community demand for adult immunizations

Goal 4: Foster innovation in adult vaccine development and vaccination related technologies...

Examples of potential responders include, but are not limited to, the following:

—general public;

—advocacy groups, non-profit organizations, and public interest organizations;

—academics, professional societies, and healthcare organizations;

—public health officials and immunization program managers;

—provider groups including all physician and non-physician providers that administer immunization services to adults, including pharmacists; and

—representatives from the private sector.

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)
71. That's because it's not being contemplated. It's simply not true.
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:03 PM
Feb 2015

The article at your source is made up out of whole cloth. There's nothing anywhere else that even suggests this is going to happen. You've been duped by an unreliable source. Best thing would be to self-delete this until you can find the information at some reliable news outlet. This one is neither reliable or news. It's just another one-person blog.

Fact-free speculations by bloggers don't deserve posting on DU without confirmation from reliable sources.

proverbialwisdom

(4,959 posts)
72. True. I wonder whether the article was a trial balloon though.
Sat Feb 28, 2015, 03:12 AM
Feb 2015
http://www.emirates.com/us/english/plan_book/essential_information/health_and_travel/before_you_leave.aspx

Before You Travel

To help ensure that your flight with Emirates is as safe and comfortable as possible, please review the information below for passengers and medical practitioners.

<>

Immunisations
...Remember to bring a copy of your vaccination records on your trip.

Traveler's Medical Kit
The following is a list of handy medical items to consider carrying with you on your travels. You can individualize this list based on your itinerary, your planned activities, and your medical history. Ready-made kits are also available from pharmacies and travel clinics.
- Your regular medications (Remember, any medications carried overseas should be accompanied by a covering letter from a medical practitioner)
- Vaccination certificate
- More

Pets, not people, are another story (2013): http://www.dogjaunt.com/posts/u-s-airlines-requirements-for-health-certificates/

More on the national adult immunization plan: http://www.examiner.com/article/u-s-unveils-comprehensive-new-adult-vaccination-plan

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)
70. Not a reliable source, and no identifiable sources named in the
Wed Feb 25, 2015, 04:53 PM
Feb 2015

article. I call bogus on the entire thing. Most adults have no vaccination records, anyhow. The airlines aren't about to attempt to implement this. It's bullcrap.

You should self-delete this OP.

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