Immunization Recommendations

ononotu · Jul 28th, 2005, 02:19

My family just visited a Traveler's Heath Clinic. Here is what the Dr recommended for us. We will be in India for 3 weeks.

Immunizations
Hep A shots - (2 shots, the 2nd shot 6 months after the first)
Typhoid - (oral, last 5 years as opposed to 2 years for a shot). 70% effective.
Hep B - (can be combined with Hep A for shots, 2 shots, the 2nd shot 6 months after the first)
Influenza - will get in fall when available
Tetanus/diptheria
Measles
Polio
Varicella (chickenpox)

My kids (9&8) had to get only the Hep A shots and Typhoid (4 pills over 8 days). My wife and I have had the measles and ckickenpox along with a Tenanus/diptheria shot. So we elected to have the combination Hep A/B shot, along with Typhoid and Polio.

Malaria
We elected to go with Malarone pills (atovaquone/proguanil). Start 1 day before and continuing taking 7 days after getting back.

Deli Belly
The doc presribed my wife and I a 3 day supply of Cipro and my kids Zithromax.

Jet Lag
The doc prescribed Ambien for my wife for sleep.

Other info
Besides the standard mosquito warnings, the doc warned us about Leishmaniasis, an infection that is aquired by the bite of an infected sandfly.

Take it for what ever it is worth!

ononotu · Jul 28th, 2005, 02:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luckywoman

Hope you don't get rabies or meningitis or pneumonia or.............

......or die of dry humor!

Merchant · Jul 28th, 2005, 02:49

Polio? You didn't get Dr. Salk's vaccine as a kid, when polio was eradicated in the US?

machadinha · Jul 28th, 2005, 03:18

I believe a polio booster is recommended for travellers to the tropics after 15 years or longer since your last vaccination.

thirdreel · Jul 28th, 2005, 03:40

I just had a doctor's visit too. Most of the same stuff--shot me up with Hep A/B, Meningitis, Typhoid and Diptheria/Tetanus, plus prescriptions for Mefloquine and Cipro.

I hate getting shots.

ononotu · Jul 28th, 2005, 03:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by machadinha

I believe a polio booster is recommended for travellers to the tropics after 15 years or longer since your last vaccination.

Merchant,
Machadinha hit the nail on the head.

Sama · Jul 28th, 2005, 05:35

yup, got my shots two weeks ago and I got a polio booster. Check the CDC website....

but why measles and chickenpox? you never had those diseases?

that tetanus shot was a doozy -- deltoid muscle hurt for 3 days....

machadinha · Jul 28th, 2005, 06:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by yogagal60510

why measles and chickenpox? you never had those diseases?

It looks like Ononotu just gives a (reasonable-looking) list of what he was recommended; he then goes on to list what he actually took, and why.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ononotu

My wife and I have had the measles and ckickenpox along with a Tenanus/diptheria shot. So we elected to have the combination Hep A/B shot, along with Typhoid and Polio.

For 3 weeks it's debatable if you need all that stuff (esp. Hep B, but if it's combinable and you have future trips in mind maybe, why not) but it's a fair list and if there's young kids involved... etc. Anyway I don't see such debates coming to an end here. Have a nice trip Ono!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ononotu

Take it for what ever it is worth!

ammadas · Jul 28th, 2005, 07:19

just wondering my insurance will not cover my shot,what was the price you guys paid.thankyou

thirdreel · Jul 28th, 2005, 09:29

ammadas, the total for four shots for me was $405.

Of course, it may be different for you, so ask your doctor.

Selfdefinition · Jul 30th, 2005, 21:02

I just went to get the rabies vaccine yesterday in Montreal and was told that it costs 750 Canadian for the series of rabies vaccinations! Is it cheaper elsewhere in Canada? What a rip off--I think I'll just carry a big stick and fight off the dogs and monkeys with that ;-) Is anybody else worried about rabies out there?

machadinha · Jul 30th, 2005, 21:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Selfdefinition

Is anybody else worried about rabies out there?

A search on this forum will tell you that the answer is affirmative. It will also tell you that I think it's rubbish unless you plan to work as a vet or similar, but that's just a stranger on some forum speaking.

goangoangone · Jul 30th, 2005, 22:11

Don't feed monkeys and don't stroke dogs

*jyoti* · Jul 31st, 2005, 00:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merchant

Polio? You didn't get Dr. Salk's vaccine as a kid, when polio was eradicated in the US?

I've never had a polio shot.

It wasn't required when I was a kid since polio was very rare then, after the generation before us got all the vaccines. (In the US. I don't know if they require it now for kids or not. I don't think so.

They do Hep B, though, to get into school.).

wonderwomanusa · Jul 31st, 2005, 13:17

Then you should definitely consider getting immunization for polio before going to India. And Hep B, too -- I got it there years ago.

Quote:

Originally Posted by *jyoti*

I've never had a polio shot.

It wasn't required when I was a kid since polio was very rare then, after the generation before us got all the vaccines. (In the US. I don't know if they require it now for kids or not. I don't think so.

They do Hep B, though, to get into school.).

Jul 28th, 2005, 02:19	#1
ononotu Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 30	Immunization Recommendations My family just visited a Traveler's Heath Clinic. Here is what the Dr recommended for us. We will be in India for 3 weeks. Immunizations Hep A shots - (2 shots, the 2nd shot 6 months after the first) Typhoid - (oral, last 5 years as opposed to 2 years for a shot). 70% effective. Hep B - (can be combined with Hep A for shots, 2 shots, the 2nd shot 6 months after the first) Influenza - will get in fall when available Tetanus/diptheria Measles Polio Varicella (chickenpox) My kids (9&8) had to get only the Hep A shots and Typhoid (4 pills over 8 days). My wife and I have had the measles and ckickenpox along with a Tenanus/diptheria shot. So we elected to have the combination Hep A/B shot, along with Typhoid and Polio. Malaria We elected to go with Malarone pills (atovaquone/proguanil). Start 1 day before and continuing taking 7 days after getting back. Deli Belly The doc presribed my wife and I a 3 day supply of Cipro and my kids Zithromax. Jet Lag The doc prescribed Ambien for my wife for sleep. Other info Besides the standard mosquito warnings, the doc warned us about Leishmaniasis, an infection that is aquired by the bite of an infected sandfly. Take it for what ever it is worth!

Jul 28th, 2005, 03:18	#4
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,917	I believe a polio booster is recommended for travellers to the tropics after 15 years or longer since your last vaccination. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

Jul 28th, 2005, 05:35	#7
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,434	yup, got my shots two weeks ago and I got a polio booster. Check the CDC website.... but why measles and chickenpox? you never had those diseases? that tetanus shot was a doozy -- deltoid muscle hurt for 3 days.... __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* BE THE REVOLUTION

Jul 30th, 2005, 21:02	#11
Selfdefinition Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 55	Rabies vaccine I just went to get the rabies vaccine yesterday in Montreal and was told that it costs 750 Canadian for the series of rabies vaccinations! Is it cheaper elsewhere in Canada? What a rip off--I think I'll just carry a big stick and fight off the dogs and monkeys with that ;-) Is anybody else worried about rabies out there?

Jul 30th, 2005, 22:11	#13
goangoangone Monsoon Loon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,535	Don't feed monkeys and don't stroke dogs __________________ GoanGoan......here

Jul 28th, 2005, 02:49	#3
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	Polio? You didn't get Dr. Salk's vaccine as a kid, when polio was eradicated in the US?

Jul 28th, 2005, 03:40	#5
thirdreel Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Detroit, MI, USA Posts: 209	I just had a doctor's visit too. Most of the same stuff--shot me up with Hep A/B, Meningitis, Typhoid and Diptheria/Tetanus, plus prescriptions for Mefloquine and Cipro. I hate getting shots.

Jul 28th, 2005, 07:19	#9
ammadas Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: minneapolis,mn Posts: 156	just wondering my insurance will not cover my shot,what was the price you guys paid.thankyou

Jul 28th, 2005, 09:29	#10
thirdreel Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Detroit, MI, USA Posts: 209	ammadas, the total for four shots for me was $405. Of course, it may be different for you, so ask your doctor.

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