list of vaccinations adults and 2year old

jimara · Mar 27th, 2007, 12:25

Can someone give me a list of the needed vaccinations for India (Chennai)? Also for a child, age 2.

Thanks,
Jimara

SteamBuff · Mar 27th, 2007, 16:00

I suggest you speak to your local Doctor or Travel Clinic.

ISN · Mar 28th, 2007, 05:26

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Originally Posted by jimara

Can someone give me a list of the needed vaccinations for India (Chennai)? Also for a child, age 2.

Thanks,
Jimara

Vaccinations recommended by Center for disease control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/indianrg.htm

SteamBuff · Mar 28th, 2007, 05:33

ISN - Please note that vaccination requirements for India vary country by country, so what is recommended for US residents may not be what is recommended for UK residents.

It is dependent on that countries childhood vaccination program. Some countries include Hep/A in the program while the UK does not.

The only person that really knows what you want is your Doctor or Travel Clinic. This is very inportant when a 2 year old child is involved.

ISN · Mar 28th, 2007, 07:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamBuff

ISN - Please note that vaccination requirements for India vary country by country, so what is recommended for US residents may not be what is recommended for UK residents.

It is dependent on that countries childhood vaccination program. Some countries include Hep/A in the program while the UK does not.

The only person that really knows what you want is your Doctor or Travel Clinic. This is very inportant when a 2 year old child is involved.

I agree, the list should be used as a reference and it has all the vaccinations recommended when you are visiting India.

jimara · Mar 28th, 2007, 08:58

thanks for the website.
I've printed it out. I just wanted to compare with what the doctor says (I live in Singapore, and I always feel they are recommending too many vaccinations).

For the malaria: beside the usual precaution (lang sleeves after 5pm, musquito spray), should we use a musquito net for my daughter (over the bed I mean)?

jimara · Mar 28th, 2007, 09:01

What about Typhoid and Japanese encephalitis?
Not on the list from the US, but on the list here in Singapore.

Shaktipalooza · Mar 28th, 2007, 10:37

Mosquito net is the healthiest way to go. No toxic chemicals. Personally I'm extremely wary of using any pesticides near our 9 month son. Too many documented side effects.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimara

thanks for the website.
I've printed it out. I just wanted to compare with what the doctor says (I live in Singapore, and I always feel they are recommending too many vaccinations).

For the malaria: beside the usual precaution (lang sleeves after 5pm, musquito spray), should we use a musquito net for my daughter (over the bed I mean)?

SteamBuff · Mar 28th, 2007, 16:36

Typhoid is a must.

Japanese encephalitis only if you are going for more than 1 month in a area where there is a lot of water, growing rice or there are pigs.

SAHM · Mar 31st, 2007, 23:53

We had typhoid and Jap Enc for our kids, age 7 & 5. They were required by our company, not the CDC. Our general practictioner (who is from India) strongly recommended typhoid and Hep.

It is hard to know with kids. I was worried about vaccine side effects but no one had any.

Good luck,
Teresa

canoeberry · Apr 5th, 2007, 05:28

Defintely get the nets. We got nets for our two kids that were like pop up tents - we ordered them from EMS or REI in the states. They were great - didn't need to hang them from anything. Theoretically everywhere you stay without ac will already have nets or the rooms with ac will prevent the mosquitos, but theory didn't turn out to be true in a couple of places and I was very glad we had nets.
We had the kids sleep with them for a couple of nights at home before we went to make sure they would feel comfortable. Figured it was easier to adjust to something different like that in the security of your own bed rather than when in a strange place. As it turns out, they liked the little net tents. They found them cozy.
You might want to consider the spray that you can put on the clothes. "repel" (I got it from REI in the states). There were times that the number of mosquitos just astounded me. The sprayed clothes really worked - then we didn't have to put as much cream on. Otherwise they were biting right through the clothes!
We all took malaria pills (malarone) and we did vaccinate the kids against Hepatitis and typhoid, but our kids are older not sure what decision I would have made for a 2 year old. Read up on it, so you are informed. By the way, none of us got sick!!

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jimara Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: singapore Posts: 23	thanks for the website. I've printed it out. I just wanted to compare with what the doctor says (I live in Singapore, and I always feel they are recommending too many vaccinations). For the malaria: beside the usual precaution (lang sleeves after 5pm, musquito spray), should we use a musquito net for my daughter (over the bed I mean)?

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SteamBuff Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Essex, Endland Posts: 370	Typhoid is a must. Japanese encephalitis only if you are going for more than 1 month in a area where there is a lot of water, growing rice or there are pigs.

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SAHM Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Posts: 94	We had typhoid and Jap Enc for our kids, age 7 & 5. They were required by our company, not the CDC. Our general practictioner (who is from India) strongly recommended typhoid and Hep. It is hard to know with kids. I was worried about vaccine side effects but no one had any. Good luck, Teresa

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canoeberry Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brooklyn NY US Posts: 27	Defintely get the nets. We got nets for our two kids that were like pop up tents - we ordered them from EMS or REI in the states. They were great - didn't need to hang them from anything. Theoretically everywhere you stay without ac will already have nets or the rooms with ac will prevent the mosquitos, but theory didn't turn out to be true in a couple of places and I was very glad we had nets. We had the kids sleep with them for a couple of nights at home before we went to make sure they would feel comfortable. Figured it was easier to adjust to something different like that in the security of your own bed rather than when in a strange place. As it turns out, they liked the little net tents. They found them cozy. You might want to consider the spray that you can put on the clothes. "repel" (I got it from REI in the states). There were times that the number of mosquitos just astounded me. The sprayed clothes really worked - then we didn't have to put as much cream on. Otherwise they were biting right through the clothes! We all took malaria pills (malarone) and we did vaccinate the kids against Hepatitis and typhoid, but our kids are older not sure what decision I would have made for a 2 year old. Read up on it, so you are informed. By the way, none of us got sick!!

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