Measles vaccine or negative test required for Honduras :(

[Wookie]

would certainly check with your primary care Dr before getting a shot you already had. Not think it is a good idea to get an injection into your body that already had and don’t need doesn’t seem anti vas, seems like a reasonable discussion to have with your doc.

It has nothing to do with her, her doc, or common sense.

If she wants to go to Honduras after July 7, she has to have proof of an MMR vaccine.

According to this article, she can skip the vaccine by showing a negative measles test 72-80 hours prior to arrival.

That is the choice.

 

[brsnow]

It has nothing to do with her, her doc, or common sense.

If she wants to go to Honduras after July 7, she has to have proof of an MMR vaccine.

According to this article, she can skip the vaccine by showing a negative measles test 72-80 hours prior to arrival.

That is the choice.

Yes, I understand that but taking a stance to forgo the trip is not anti vax. I am already circumcised, if Honduras required a circumcision to enter the country I am skipping the trip not anti circumcising, just feel better once covered it.

 

[kinoons]

This is an issue. What constitutes an acceptable shot record? Sure, go get a free shot at CVS....but what do they provide that will be acceptable at entry to Roatan? We in the US have no official record of vaccinations. You can't even get the little yellow CDC/IHO booklet any more, as far as I know. And I have no idea where mine is....not that it is up-to-date anyway.

It varies state to state.

In NV and NM where I have practiced there is a state database of vaccinations given. Your PCP and the pharmacy here have access to those and could print out a record of your vaccinations.

I would also expect a pharmacy “order sheet” or post injection care sheet documenting when you received your booster should be acceptable.

But ultimately it’s up to the government official in front of you at customs on if any paperwork you have will be good enough to get in.

 

[tursiops]

It has nothing to do with her, her doc, or common sense.

If she wants to go to Honduras after July 7, she has to have proof of an MMR vaccine.

According to this article, she can skip the vaccine by showing a negative measles test 72-80 hours prior to arrival.

That is the choice.

That article, not from an official source, says "The U.S. Embassy in Honduras stated that if someone cannot receive the vaccine, they will need to provide proof of a negative measles test result 72 to 80 hours before the flight." It is not even clear what that means. Does it mean "at least 72-80h before" or must the test be within that 72-80h window, or what?

Lots of speculation, no facts. Not even a Spanish copy of the actual June 2y order, just " Executive Decree No. 28-1-2025, was recently published in La Gaceta, the official government bulletin of Honduras." Nothing happens until July 7 anyway, so wait-and-see is a good approach right now.

 

[Kimela]

The vaccine takes about two weeks to begin to offer protection.

But as noted by everyone else this isn’t about what medically makes sense. Plenty of governments across the world have implemented what seem to be not well thought out policies regarding infectious diseases, to include the US.

It’s their home, their rules. You’re welcome to disagree with them, ponder why about them, but if you want to travel to their country the only answer appears to be finding your shot record or pony up and get another dose.

Oh, I get it.

I don't understand why folks in this thread feel this intense need to trash me for choosing a path different from theirs. If I don't get the vaccine and I don't go to Honduras, why would anyone here care? What's with the almost immediate 'shade' being thrown my way? I'm not criticizing anyone who wants to get a vaccine. Get as many vaccines as you want. I don't care. Enjoy Honduras - it's beautiful and has lovely people and diving!

Why not simply say to me - or someone like me - 'Oh, that's too bad. Hope you find somewhere else you can dive during that time period instead.'? This isn't a split fins or backplate discussion!!!!! Choosing not to get a vaccine and not go to a country that requires it shouldn't be THIS controversial and divisive.

 

[tursiops]

Yes, I understand that but taking a stance to forgo the trip is not anti vax. I am already circumcised, if Honduras required a circumcision to enter the country I am skipping the trip not anti circumcising, just feel better once covered it.

I'm sorry.

 

[Wookie]

Yes, I understand that but taking a stance to forgo the trip is not anti vax. I am already circumcised, if Honduras required a circumcision to enter the country I am skipping the trip not anti circumcising, just feel better once covered it.

I disagree.

The MMR is safe, I've had it a number if times for travel that I wanted to partake of when I either couldn;t find my shot record or joined the military and they didn't care.

If she wanted to go to Honduras, she could just have the vaccine and no one would be the wiser.

She doesn't want to get the vaccine. It's not like sewing on a foreskin. Or, maybe it is.

In any case, it comes down to either prove you had the vaccine previously, get another vaccine, or skip the trip.

 

[kinoons]

I trust my primary care doctor. From his explanation with Covid vax, basically said since I was not high risk it made no sense to keeping having the same shot over and over. He felt you can over immunizations. They eventually changes the vax to address new variants for those at high risk.

I would certainly check with your primary care Dr before getting a shot you already had. Not think it is a good idea to get an injection into your body that already had and don’t need doesn’t seem anti vas, seems like a reasonable discussion to have with your doc.

Kinda sorta the same but not really….

MMR is only recommended for two doses and a booster there after is generally not required. Once you had the two you’re good to go.

Covid boosters are (until recently) in the US recommended in perpetuity for all age groups.

So on one hand there is a shot that at least some clinicians agree should be given yearly.

On the other hand there is a series that once completed everyone agrees you’re done.

So I can understand why someone would be flummoxed at the requirement to get another MMR when they know they’ve had the series. Yes, it’s very unlikely that an additional dose will hurt them, but other than being able to travel, there is no benefit to the additional dose.

Such is bureaucracy in the world today.

 

[tursiops]

Oh, I get it.

I don't understand why folks in this thread feel this intense need to trash me for choosing a path different from theirs. If I don't get the vaccine and I don't go to Honduras, why would anyone here care? What's with the almost immediate 'shade' being thrown my way? I'm not criticizing anyone who wants to get a vaccine. Get as many vaccines as you want. I don't care. Enjoy Honduras - it's beautiful and has lovely people and diving!

Why not simply say to me - or someone like me - 'Oh, that's too bad. Hope you find somewhere else you can dive during that time period instead.'? This isn't a split fins or backplate discussion!!!!! Choosing not to get a vaccine and not go to a country that requires it shouldn't be THIS controversial and divisive.

Well, YOU made it an issue when you said in your OP:

I don't want to get another vaccine, and with the possibility of false-positives I don't want to trust that I will test negative either.

That was unnecessary information but is what caused the ruckus.

 

[OMyMyOHellYes]

Speaking of cranky… Follow the rules of the country you want to visit or STAY home

Governments like to do stupid sh!t like issue blanket orders that have no bearing on logic, reason, or reality. Calling them on it is NOT being cranky, obstinate, or obtuse. I don't need the vaccine. I was vaccinated in 1966.

I won't go to Mexico because of their asinine law and regs re: sudafed. I won't go to Egypt because of their horrific record of dive boat safety (actually, lack thereof) and cultural incongruity.

If they continue the path they're on, I can just as easily forgo spending money in Honduras because of their equally asinine measels vaccine requirement.

There are other destinations that do diving.

BTW, I am NOT anti-vaccination; I am anti-anybody else trying to make me take one.