Ukrainian refugees entering US will undergo health and security checks; Ukrainians seeking shelter in US must have TB screenings and certain vaccinations

Ukrainian refugees entering US will undergo health and security checks:

Ukrainian refugees entering the United States through the Biden administration's Uniting for Ukraine program will be required to receive certain vaccinations and infectious disease screenings.

Ukrainian citizens traveling to the U.S. for refuge will have to receive at least their first jab of the COVID-19, measles, and polio vaccinations, among others, in addition to undergoing a tuberculosis screening and security checks.

"They'll require these individuals to attest that they have received at least one dose of measles, polio, and COVID vaccinations prior to coming into the country. If they have not, they must receive the vaccination abroad from the country that they are in," Lori Tremmel Freeman, chief executive officer of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, told CNN.

Only one-third of the eligible population in Ukraine is fully inoculated against the coronavirus, though more recent estimates amid Russia's invasion have been spotty. Vaccinations within the country continue despite the conflict but only at a fraction of the rate prior to the invasion. --->READ MORE HERE

Ukrainians seeking shelter in US must have TB screenings and certain vaccinations:

The United States is preparing to welcome more displaced Ukrainians now that the Biden administration has approved the first group to enter through the new Uniting for Ukraine program. Ukrainians began arriving through the program this month.

In early May, "the first notices authorizing Ukrainian nationals to travel to the United States to seek parole through the Uniting for Ukraine process were sent out," Liza Acevedo, a spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement.

As of Thursday, "more than 15,000 individuals are able to book their own travel" to come to the United States, Acevedo said.

To enter the United States, those travelers have to meet certain requirements -- including vaccinations and infectious disease screenings.

Uniting for Ukraine is a streamlined process that allows Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members to come to the United States on humanitarian grounds and stay for a two-year parole, meaning they can stay on a case-by-case for no more than two years. They must have a sponsor in the US who agrees to provide them with financial support, according to the Department of Homeland Security. --->READ MORE HERE

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