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Vaccination Liberation Information
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Travel for U.S. Citizens
Immigration and traveling as a citizen of the U.S. are two different things.
International travel is easy. The following is from Walene James' book,
Immunization: The Reality Behind the Myth, p. 226:

"When you receive your passport, it might be wise to request a copy of Foreign Rules and Regulations, Part 71, Title 42, on immunizations. The World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva grants American visitors the right to refuse vaccinations when traveling internationally. Remember the basic rule:
No one will vaccinate you against your will, because by so doing that person assumes full responsibility for the consequences, both legal and medical.

"When traveling abroad, you may secure exemptions from vaccines by using Clause 83 of the International Sanitary Code, issued by the WHO and adopted by all its members. It states, in effect, that only when coming from an infected area are vaccinations necessary or the traveler could be quarantined for up to 14 days from the time he left the infected area if the health department deems it necessary. If you come from an area where there has been an epidemic, you will probably be put under surveillance (close watch). This simply means that together with the local health officer you must keep a close watch for any suspicious signs or symptoms. You will probably be required to report periodically to your local health officer for a period of up to 14 days from the time of departure from the infected area. If you notice an outbreak or symptom, you must immediately turn yourself in and submit to quarantine or isolation. "In actual practice, not only is this possibility very remote, but if it should occur, the vaccinated person may be required to submit to the same surveillance as the vaccinated! Remember, every year, thounited snakesnds of 'unimmunized' tourists travel in and out of the United States with little or no inconvenience or embarrassment."

For WHO information, related to travel risks, see:
English: http://www.who.int/ith/en/

WHO recommendations for vaccines, http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2005/9241580364_chap6.pdf
Page 4 of the pdf (page 90 of Ch. 6, International Travel and Halth 2005) Mandatory vaccination, as authorized by the International Health Regulations, nowadays concerns only yellow fever. Yellow fever vaccination is carried out for two different reasons: (1) to protect the individual in areas where there is a risk of yellow fever infection; and (2) to protect vulnerable countries from importation of the yellow fever virus. Travellers should [WHO's opinion not ours] therefore be vaccinated if they visit a country where there is a risk of exposure to yellow fever. They must be vaccinated if they visit a country that requires yellow fever vaccination as a condition of entry; this condition applies to all travellers who arrive from (including airport transit) a yellow fever endemic country.
[Our emphasis on should and must was added for clarity.]
Page 33 of PDF(119 of Ch. 6) ,
"Note. Vaccination for personal protection of travellers is not a mandatory requirement."
See page 34, for notes on mandatory vaccination certificates regarding travelers arrving from countries where there is a risk of yellow fever transmission.
Also Meningoccal vaccine in Saudi aAmwia for pilgrims visiting Mecca for the Hajj (annual pilgrimage) or for the Umrah.
See page 38 for medical exemption to mandatory yellow fever vaccination.
Page 41 for Table 6.4 Uncommon severe adverse reactions.
Page 42 for Possible adverse reactions. [severe] Scroll to bottom of WHO page for a PDF or HTML alphabetical list of countries and their vaccination requirements:
English: http://www.who.int/ith/en/