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mso-themeshade:128'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div class=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <hr size=5 width="100%" noshade color="#99cc00" align=center> </div> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#4F6228'>Can you please tell about the immunization policy at CMU i.e. immunization history of diseases which we will have to show and how seriously are they taken?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </span> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:52.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-52.75pt;mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2;tab-stops:list 52.75pt 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:Arial'> You don t have to worry about it right now actually if you coming in fall. But anyway, it s taken seriously or the Health services will start sending you mails which is not a good thing. I don t think you need a lot of documents. I just needed to get one test done (TB Test). Other than that all other things are normally fine for everyone. Better to do whatever test you need to do in India may be a month before you come here. Here it will cost a bomb.  RK <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:52.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-52.75pt;mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2;tab-stops:list 52.75pt 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:Arial'> The TB-Test is a relatively inexpensive, almost pain less simple test. It s better if you get it done if you haven t had one in last 6 months. All clinical testing centers will do it. Even if you delay it till last moment, <span class=SpellE>i</span> recommend you get it done at least one week before you fly to Pittsburgh as it take 2-3 days to get results. No need of any doctor's signature. When you get the TB Test report, attach it with the form.  RK <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:52.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-52.75pt;mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2;tab-stops:list 52.75pt 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:Arial'>Meet your dentist before you come here. I would recommend it as dental is not covered in the default medical insurance (~$900/year). Check out the exact numbers </span><a href="http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/HealthServices/insurance/"><span style='font-family:Arial'>here.</span></a><span style='font-family:Arial'> Dental treatments are extremely expensive in the US. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:52.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-52.75pt;mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2;tab-stops:list 52.75pt 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Arial'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:Arial'>Get some basic medicines. If some <span class=SpellE>Ayurvedic</span>/Homeopathic thing works for you, get it. Get your doctor to write on his/her official letter pad that you have been recommended these medicines in view of your travel and stay in the US. Basically, the rule is that you cannot carry medicines without prescriptions here. 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