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| Some Reasons a Person will be Temporarily Deferred: | |
| Condition/Medication | Deferral Time |
Active
Allergies / Cold / Flu |
Until
free of Symptoms |
Body
Piercing (See below) |
1
Year |
Received
Blood or Blood Products |
1
Year |
Pregnancy |
6
Weeks after delivery or termination |
Surgery |
Upon
discharge from MD |
Skin
Cancer (squamous or basel cell carcinoma) |
Surgically
removed, healed with no recurrence |
Traveled
in a Malarial area, with / without medication |
1
Year |
Lived
in a Malarial area |
3
Years |
Flu
/ Vaccine / Pneumonia Shot |
Accept
(if symptom free) |
| Avodart | 6 Months |
| Soriatane | 3 years |
Hepatitis
B Vaccine |
1
Day |
Accutane |
1
Month |
| Proscar | 1 Month |
| Propecia | 1 Month |
Cancer (other than localized skin cancer) |
Need
Medical Director’s Approval |
Heart
Disease |
Time
dependant deferral (MD approval) |
Lymes
Disease Vaccine |
24
Hour |
| Ear piercing or acupuncture, done by aseptic technique in medically supervised settings or by the gun method with no signs of infection is acceptable. | |
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