How to prove abroad that the child has been vaccinated. How to confirm Ukrainian vaccination? These questions were answered by the Ukrainian Ministry of Health.
The war in Ukraine has been going on for four months. Because of the terrible events in the country, thousands of women with children went abroad in search of a safe place. Someone managed to return to Ukraine, but the majority remains in a foreign land in anticipation of peace.
But life cannot be paused, and it is necessary to somehow settle down in a foreign country. One of the important elements of this arrangement is the placement of a child in a kindergarten or school. And here it is necessary to prepare a whole package of documents, which, as a rule, includes documents confirming vaccination. How to confirm vaccination if you could not take the necessary documentation with you? The answer to this question was given by the Ministry of Health.
Deputy Minister and Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine Igor Kuzin said that now the Ministry Healthcare has provisionally approved five different types of documents that you can take with you abroad, and they will be there confess.
This is an international certificate of vaccination. Any vaccinations made there are legitimate, and abroad this document confirms that the child received them.
“This may be a history of the development of the child, a certificate of vaccination, an extract from an outpatient card. I would advise parents who are planning to travel abroad, if possible, take a paper form of vaccination certificate from a family doctor or pediatrician, ”the expert clarified.
In other words, a child's card, which every family doctor has or is kept in a medical institution, may be suitable. Or a document with vaccination histories, which is well known to every mother.
However, if there is no way to get a document, you should not worry. Igor Kuzin explained that getting a new vaccination abroad is a common and safe practice.
