Thursday, August 09, 2007

Yeah, so?

Ok, so now comes the amusing post.

We had to go get a medical done at the doctors for applying to become PRs with the USCIS. And the tests included a TB check, HIV check, and vaccinations. The doctor was telling us that the US is really worried about TB because it is so contagious.

Subhash was quickly saying "Isn't it a little too late to be concerned?;)" and we, the doctor and us, had a good laugh.

Yeah, so? What if they found that someone applying for a PR does have TB. The concern does seem a little ridiculous when you think of it. (Not to mention the sharp ache in my hand from the tetanus vaccine:( ) If I am applying for a PR, I would have already been here at least a couple years? If someone had to spread TB, it would have been done a looooooooooooooong time back;) It is not like they are going to wait till they become PRs to start spreading it. Whatever!

Amusing! But very typical all the same;)

4 comments:

Random thots said...

That joke was good enough for a good laugh.Did you read that a TB victim crossed borders ,went to greece n got married?

Meg said...

Two things:

1. Its never too late to take action on such things

2. The concern is because people don't necessarily know they have a contagious form of TB - not realizing the seriousness of it becoming an epidemic -(lot of undetected cases will come out at the time of PR process- its only prudent right action/treatment is taken immediately esp for contagious TB cases).

DivSu said...

Well, the point of this post is not that the concern is wrong. Rather that it should be done at a much earlier stage:) Not after half-a-decade which is typically how long a person lives here before he/she applies for PR. Either way, I don't disagree that it should be done.

Meg said...

Hmmm I guess it will take time for the process to be implemented; now apparently even visitors to UK need the clearance...

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