<p>Well, first of all, congratulations!</p>
<p>I read that I have to submit a proof of rubeola immunity, but I don't really have any document that proves that. Another option is to write TWO dates that the student had the vaccine, but is that enough?(writing the dates), sounds weird that I don't have to show a document that shows those two dates.</p>
<p>Anyways, any help is appreciated, I read this proof has to be submitted TWO WEEKS before the A&O session so I want to start working on that as soon as possible, and the UW doesn't work on weekends so I haven't heard back from them(I emailed them too with my question too)</p>
<p>I don’t think by writing some random dates itself is going to convince UW that you’ve taken the vaccine. Yes, better get this done or else you won’t be able to register for classes. I would think that if your vaccination cannot be arranged two weeks before your A&O, it would be alright, just cater at least a few days for them to register your vaccination documents on the system after you have submitted it. Mine took around 3 days to be updated on myUW from the time i sent them. However, you should probably wait for UW to reply you for a more accurate answer…in the meantime, if you can, you should arrange a vaccine asap.</p>
<p>Btw, Congratulations to your acceptance!</p>
<p>I was in the same situation 4 weeks ago. If you are sure that you’ve had the Rubeola (commonly referred to as Measles) vaccine done in the past, you can go to UW Hall care center and get a titer done for $50 (You cannot pay right away, the bill is going to be mailed to you). You have to call them to get your results after 3 business days. The very same day you get your testing done, The Hall center is temporary going to remove the hold from your account for about month and a half. Thy removed the hold from my account the day I got my testing done!!! After you get your results they are going to permanently remove the hold.</p>
<p>There is another option on the form that allows for you to have what is called " a blood titer" done. This is a blood test that will show the antibodies are present as a result of having had the vaccine at sometime in the past. Being a “non-traditional” student, I just had this done because my vaccination records have been lost over time. The lab time only takes a few days. My doctor’s office set up the lab for me right away when I called & explained what I needed and why.</p>
<p>It does not have to be done two weeks ahead of time, I only had one dose as a baby and I got the second dose at UW’s Hall Health the day before my a&o. Also if you call tomorrow they can put a waiver in the system so that you can register even if you are waiting for documentation.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help guys, so apparently I have not had any measles vaccine, or at least we weren’t able to find any document that proves that, so I’m guessing the “titer” would not work for me. Some of you guys were talking about having my “hold temporary removed” or “waived”, so looks like that would be the best option, so I can attend A&O, register for classes and in the mean time have the 2 doses(at least 28 days between each) so that the hold is permanently removed.</p>
<p>Alexandra, did you submit the UW Measles Immunity Form? it looks like you had the two vaccines, and that form only asks you to write two dates, but it doesn’t really ask you to attach a document that proves that you had the two vaccines. </p>
<p>I hope submitting the form with two UPCOMING (not past) dates that I will have the vaccine is enough to have my hold temporary removed(I’ll ask them tomorrow anyways)</p>
<p>I didn’t progress much over the weekend because apparently they don’t work, so I hope tomorrow I hear back from then and I can clear things up.</p>
<p>Most high schools require that before you are admitted; are you sure you haven’t had it, just when you were really young? Most state health departments have your immunization record available on request.</p>
<p>I’m an international student, and in my country measles is required for little kids these days, but it wasn’t when I was in elementary, so I have proof of other vaccines, but not measles.</p>
<p>I gave them proof of my first immunization, I didn’t know that I hadn’t had two doses until I requested the forms from my doctor. I faxed the proof and the form the day I was given the waiver, and my waiver was only for the month of July. I filled out the form with just the first date, and she told me to write on the form that the second dose would be happening soon. Since my second dose was done at UW’s hall health center, I didn’t have to do much after the second shot. I did give them the hard copies of the papers I faxed though.</p>
<p>@thebang: E-mail or call and ask for a temporary waiver while awaiting your shots. I had to do this and it was not a problem. After you get your shots, they will put your information in the system permanently. You can send a form noting the vaccinations are pending but you don’t need to do that to get the waiver.</p>
<p>thank you for the info, very helpful. They replied today, and said that I can go to the Health Center and have the first vaccine, and they will put the temporary waiver when I do that, so I can go ahead and register, attend A&O and so on</p>
<p>That is great! It is definitely important to have the vaccines before school starts this fall, but they really seem to work with everybody to make sure registration doesn’t get delayed.</p>