What should I pay attention to when studying in Australia for physical examination?

Generally speaking, if the school has no special vaccine requirements, all international students should at least go to the International Travel Health Center for a physical examination, which includes X-ray examination, electrocardiogram, blood examination, general examination and immunization (two injections, MMR and diphtheria and tetanus by default).

After the physical examination is completed, the International Travel Health Center will issue a health certificate (commonly known as Little Red Book) according to the physical examination, which records your physical examination information, and another international vaccination certificate (commonly known as Little Yellow Book) which records the vaccines and information you have taken. The red book is valid for one year, and the yellow book has no time limit.

1.MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella): combined vaccine of measles and mumps. That is, the trinity vaccine of measles, mumps and rubella requires two injections, and the second injection is a booster. The second needle needs to be injected one month apart from the first needle. Therefore, I hope that all students who need vaccination should prepare in advance.

2.DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus): DTP combined vaccine. Namely the combined vaccine against pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus. Generally, when we were young, we all took DTP combined vaccine. However, DTP combined vaccine is not effective for life, and the general validity period is about 1 years. Therefore, it is generally necessary to take another shot to strengthen the needle.

3.Hepatitis B: hepatitis b vaccine. We did this when I was a child, but the hepatitis B vaccine also has an expiration date, usually 1-15 years. So after the expiration date, the hepatitis B antibody in our body may be gone (can it be detected by physical examination). If not, it needs to be re-injected. Hepatitis B vaccine needs three injections, and the last two are booster injections. The second needle should be separated from the first needle for 1 month, and the third needle should be separated from the first needle for 6 months.

what should I pay attention to when going abroad for physical examination?

There are often foreign students who are too excited to forget the physical examination, so they don't have enough time to do all the relevant physical examination and vaccination programs. They can only vaccinate after going abroad, and the cost of vaccination abroad is expensive, so they usually need a physical examination before injection.

For example, in the United States, the medical examination fee is about 5 dollars, and each shot of vaccine is 1-2 dollars. And the health insurance purchased by international students is not responsible for the vaccine. It is quite difficult for students to deal with such complicated matters alone when they first enter the United States.

Therefore, before leaving the country, be sure to be vigilant and make full preparations for physical examination and vaccination. This not only cost more money, but also delayed the admission time, which is really uneconomical.

Therefore, it is suggested that after you can obtain the visa of the destination country, you should first have a physical examination of the people going abroad at the local health and quarantine bureaus, and you can get the international travel health certificate and yellow book for up to one week. Take your ID card, passport, two-inch photos and expenses with you when you go to the physical examination. Go on an empty stomach and try to go as early as possible.

Pay special attention

Many foreign schools have other vaccine requirements. The specific requirements can be found on the school website, or some schools will send the vaccine requirements form and admission documents directly to students.

If you have relevant requirements, you must bring the vaccine form required by the school to the International Travel Health Center, and the doctor of the International Travel Health Center will choose the type of vaccine for you according to the form provided by the school (the vaccine form is generally in English, and the doctor of the International Travel Health Center is very professional, so there is no need to bring an additional translation).