An immigration medical exam includes an assessment of the following vaccine-preventable diseases: mumps, pneumococcal pneumonia, measles, polio, tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, meningococcal disease, rubella, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type B, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, varicella, and influenza. As of October 1st, 2021, a full-series of COVID-19 vaccinations must be completed, unlike other vaccines, before the physician can complete the medical report for immigration. An applicant should remember to bring a copy of any past vaccine reports to their immigration physical exam, as the examiner will not be able to take your word for it. The doctor may administer any vaccines (at least the first dose) you haven’t had, but are require to have in the United States. The vaccine required will different for everyone, and will depend on the age of the applicant. There is a list of diseases of public health significance that would make a person inadmissible to the US, and likely not acquire a green card, which include: • Tuberculosis • Syphilis • Gonorrhea • Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) Certain diseases might subject an applicant to quarantine, which include: novel or re-emergent influenza (COVID-19), yellow fever, severe acute respiratory syndromes, cholera, diphtheria, plague, smallpox and infectious tuberculosis.