hello there! Vaccinations? Solo Woman tips?

saritat

i am an 28 year old female solo traveller, going to india for the first time at all in late october this year. i will be travelling in himachal pradesh, uttaranchal and uttar pradesh for three months. thinking about vaccinations,allthough my relationship with the western medicine and their needles is not the best,so i want to avoid it, if its possible, want to know if they are really necessary.if anybody can give me tips, it would be really helpfull. and for all cases, where is the serious hospital in delhi, where i can find healthy treatment?
P.S general tips for solo women travellers(very excited and looking forward to this trip) are very very very! welcome

Bhaswaran

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wonderwomanusa

Hi, and welcome to India Mike.

There are several threads on vaccinations, so you might want to search for them and see what we think. I wouldn't go to India without some vaccinations and anti-malarials; others feel differently.

I've travelled solo in India many times over the past 30-some years, as have several others here on the forum, so don't hesitate to ask your specific questions.

saritat

first of all thank u for ur nice welcoming! happy to be here actually, have allready learned lots of ,i think very very important things ,. in concerning my vaccinations, i finally took myself over and began with some basic today.(BIG step for me!)and as the date of my departure is coming nearer nearer, i think i will have to do lots of BIG steps, beginning with my landing in delhi.absolutely looking forward for it with a mixture of joy and nervousity!

Rama

For solo women tips, see this thread:
Safe for women to travel alone?

For a LOT more information, do this:
Click Search (top right) -> Advanced Search, in "Keywords" field type "women" and right underneath, select "Search Titles Only", then click "Search Now" on the bottom of the page.

Patheya

sometimes i have trouble navigating around this site (yes i'm a newbie) and it might seem shocking... to some... but i appreciate basic 'how to' advice...
thanks for your patience

wonderwomanusa

Welcome, Patheya and letus know if you have questions we can help answer!

Nick-H

A welcome from me too

The best place to begin on IndiaMike is the India for Beginners Forum

You should find many of your basic questions answered there.

Please note that, although you can post to threads in that forum, you cannot create new ones. This is so that we keep a place on the site where basic info can be given, without too much repetition, and without such valuable stuff disappearing into the archives after a couple of days

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Pat M

Saritat,

I'll be going to southern India at the end of December. I understand your reticence about shots, but after looking at the CDC website and seeing the possibilities for disease and illness realize there are no other options. Someone who coordinates trips for Washington State University mentioned their use of a travel clinic affiliated with the city hospital. Never knew such a thing existed. "Travel medicine clinics" are all over the country. Just check the CDC site and you will find the link. The nurse that I talked to knew all about what shots were needed definitely and which ones were more or less optional (such as rabies, if you are going to be within 24 hours of a hospital at all times).