We got a letter from the government telling us our daughter should be vaccinated-we refused

[KitSileya]

47. So why not ask for an English version of her card?

I got one because I travel between Norway and the US regularly, and also have switched off living both places. As a teacher, I need to show my vaccinations are current. Luckily, Norwegian exchange students also need to show many host countries they have gotten their vaccines, (the US demanded I show TB immunity in 1999, when I did part of my Master's degree in Oregon, for example) so they offer a translated version of the card. I cannot imagine that Swedish authorities don't do the same.


And as for TB, that was almost eradicated in the Scandinavian countries, but immigrants from the Middle East and Russia is bringing it back. We are not quite at the stage where we reintroduce mandatory vaccines for all, but everyone who will have extensive contact with immigrants (such as children whose family are immigrants, or social workers, employees in the correctional system, teachers of introductory language classes etc) are asked to get the vaccine.