GOOD FRIGGIN' TIMES
Dear Renée,
Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you that
you have been accepted to the Cornell Nepal Study
Program for Spring 2007. You will be receiving a
formal letter of admission very soon.
Admission is contingent upon submission of the following materials:
----a report of a medical examination indicating current health conditions
----evidence that you have completed a set of required immunizations
----Cornell form for study in a country with a U.S. State Department Travel Warning
In order to operate in Spring 2007, the program
must receive official approval from Cornell
University. Given the improvement in the
political situation in Nepal, the cease-fire
between the government and the Maoists, and U.S.
Ambassador Moriarty's statement last month that
"now is not a physically dangerous time for
foreigners to be in the country or to travel," we
expect that the program will be able to go
forward. The U.S. State Department Travel
Warning of May 11, 2006, nevertheless remains in
effect; it has not yet been revised even
though there have been significant changes in
the local situation in the five months since it
was issued. Security issues remain a main
concern for us. In spite of the Travel Warning,
we believe that we will be able to conduct a safe
and academically sound program, as we have in the
past. Of course we will be monitoring the situation in Nepal very closely.
...blah blah...
Sincerely,
Richard Gaulton
Director, Cornell Abroad
IMMUNIZATIONS for the CORNELL NEPAL STUDY PROGRAM
You must prepare a plan for the following
vaccinations. You will have to demonstrate that
you have received them (and that they will remain
valid during your entire stay) prior to
departure. This list is provided and updated
every semester by the Student Health Center at Cornell University.
1. Begin the following as soon as possible:
--- Polio: primary series plus an oral booster,
if it's been more than five years since you received the primary series
--- Tetanus-diphtheria: primary series 2 doses
(4 - 6 wks apart); boosters every 5 years
--- Typhoid vaccine
--- Menomune (meningitis): one dose every 3 years
--- Rabies: pre-exposure vaccine : three doses (at 0, 7, & 21 or 28 days)
--- Hepatitis B: three doses (at 0, 1 month & 6 months)
--- Hepatitis A: two doses (0, 6-12 months);
effect for 20 years
--- Japanese encephalitis vaccine (0, 7 day, 30
day or 0, 7 day, 14 day) (greatest risk between
the months of August and October)
--- Flu vaccine
2. Not necessary, although if you plan to travel
in India or the Nepal Terai, you should consult
with us and your physician about the following:
--- malaria prophylaxis
--- cholera stamp (official stamp for a medical
excuse for not receiving the vaccination - should
be stamped in your vaccination booklet)
....daaang.
Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you that
you have been accepted to the Cornell Nepal Study
Program for Spring 2007. You will be receiving a
formal letter of admission very soon.
Admission is contingent upon submission of the following materials:
----a report of a medical examination indicating current health conditions
----evidence that you have completed a set of required immunizations
----Cornell form for study in a country with a U.S. State Department Travel Warning
In order to operate in Spring 2007, the program
must receive official approval from Cornell
University. Given the improvement in the
political situation in Nepal, the cease-fire
between the government and the Maoists, and U.S.
Ambassador Moriarty's statement last month that
"now is not a physically dangerous time for
foreigners to be in the country or to travel," we
expect that the program will be able to go
forward. The U.S. State Department Travel
Warning of May 11, 2006, nevertheless remains in
effect; it has not yet been revised even
though there have been significant changes in
the local situation in the five months since it
was issued. Security issues remain a main
concern for us. In spite of the Travel Warning,
we believe that we will be able to conduct a safe
and academically sound program, as we have in the
past. Of course we will be monitoring the situation in Nepal very closely.
...blah blah...
Sincerely,
Richard Gaulton
Director, Cornell Abroad
IMMUNIZATIONS for the CORNELL NEPAL STUDY PROGRAM
You must prepare a plan for the following
vaccinations. You will have to demonstrate that
you have received them (and that they will remain
valid during your entire stay) prior to
departure. This list is provided and updated
every semester by the Student Health Center at Cornell University.
1. Begin the following as soon as possible:
--- Polio: primary series plus an oral booster,
if it's been more than five years since you received the primary series
--- Tetanus-diphtheria: primary series 2 doses
(4 - 6 wks apart); boosters every 5 years
--- Typhoid vaccine
--- Menomune (meningitis): one dose every 3 years
--- Rabies: pre-exposure vaccine : three doses (at 0, 7, & 21 or 28 days)
--- Hepatitis B: three doses (at 0, 1 month & 6 months)
--- Hepatitis A: two doses (0, 6-12 months);
effect for 20 years
--- Japanese encephalitis vaccine (0, 7 day, 30
day or 0, 7 day, 14 day) (greatest risk between
the months of August and October)
--- Flu vaccine
2. Not necessary, although if you plan to travel
in India or the Nepal Terai, you should consult
with us and your physician about the following:
--- malaria prophylaxis
--- cholera stamp (official stamp for a medical
excuse for not receiving the vaccination - should
be stamped in your vaccination booklet)
....daaang.