330.00 for Twinrix vaccination (Hep a and c I think)

goangoangone

Agree, I think I'd save my $$$ on the JapE and Rabies. Just don't bite anything/one

sivaa

I know that this fact couldn't help a lot but here in Croatia vaccination is about 150 euros... Problem is that, that average (month) celeries here are 400-450 euros.
150 euros are 8500 Rs - my God... Little fortune!

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goangoangone

Can you get them when you arrive?
Not the best idea but better than nothing

lokie

If you get the shots in India you are NOT immune, your body needs time to build up immumity!!! For example, the typhoid vaccination takes (I believe) 2 weeks after the last pill to build up immunity. To be fully vaccinated against the Hep A and B you need the series of 3 shots. You have partial immunity after the first one but not complete!!! I'm not sure about the Jap enc.

goangoangone

Hold your breath for 3 weeks. My HepA is to be boosted between 6 and 11 months.

shelly

I took the rabies shots and never got bitten - not that there was no risk of being bitten as I encountered plenty of stray dogs and monkeys! My doctor advised me to take the rabies shots as prevention is better than cure and there is a very high mortality rate with rabies. I only took 2 shot though not 2 is usually enough for most travellers unless going to very remote areas. As regards the encephalitis, it is only necessary if there is an known outbreak and I am not aware there has been one in india recently so I was not advised to take it. It is worth taking a course of Hep A and B as for most people they provide immunity for many years so you will be covered for future travels. I took mine 7 years ago and was found to be still immune.

mira4bai4

Typhoid Hep A&B are real important amd expensive in Aust, the side effects from the JapE could be about as bad as getting it though in bad cases it is pretty deathly. Cholera no probs as it is treated easlily tetnus, if you have had many shots over the years take no more as it does no good, have a shot if you have a problem. Watch out for ticks up in the bush as they have a nasty virus.

I would recomend 100% pure Lavender and 100% pure Tea Tree as excellent treatments for average to problomatic things.

baissaa

I chose not to take the rabies vaccination when i found out that if i get bitten i still need to take a course of three jabs. Vaccinations only start the process, so that once bitten you only need to take 3 jabs instead of five. Whats the point of vaccination then? Also, when already in India the insurance company will cover the cost!

By the way, you really need FIVE injections to be safe. I've heard that one guy from my country took three and then decided that it would be enough. A couple of months later he is nicely dead..

Nick-H

This thread is (or was,) three years old: there are much more up-to-date threads on health subjects.

Do check the date on a thread before posting.

Warning on completing the course for rabies noted by the way!

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baissaa

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shashank.aggarwal

Since this has been resurrected, I heard that you actually need only one injection these days rather than a full course of the same..not sure how correct is that !!

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baissaa

Well, i went to have my injections for hep A etc last month, ant the health professional there told me this story. She also said, that they do have proper vaccines in India and I shouldn't be worried about cleanliness of needles etc in proper Indian hospitals. Saying that, I am immunized against Hep B.

Nick-H

If you have to get any injections in India the needles and syringes should be of the same disposable sort as in Europe.

My wife needed a tetanus jab. We bought the vaccine, syringe and needle from a pharmacy, took it to a reputable charity (not government, but not posh/private either) hospital where a nurse gave the jab. The hospital bill was about Rs10! I think the whole thing cost less than Rs50.

federica

That's exactly the kind of advice ppl need.... especially concerning health issues... sorry for being sarcastic, but when it comes to uncurable deadly diseases I feel qualified answers are important.

Whether you can get good medical advice from fellow travellers on a travel forum is another topic...

Concerning the rabies vacination: From time to time there were shortages of the vaccines in India, so it can make a sense to have the shots already at home. And the vaccines are not the same all over the world. There are older vaccines with more side effects and newer with less.

But I suggest reading related medical websites for travellers for all these vaccination/malaria topics first...

Shashank, this is no personal comment against you, it's just something against these "I heard recently but I am not sure" -posts regarding health topics in general.

Nick-H

It is a heap better than making the assertion without qualification: it gives a point of enquiry.

Health and prophylaxis will probably always be a point of conversation, even controversy, here. On our hottest topic, malaria, even the advice given by different authorities in different countries differs.