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KamaAina

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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.

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Airlines Consider Requiring Proof Of Vaccination For Domestic Air Travel [View all] 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