vaccines

Mina · Dec 10th, 2003, 17:12

hi - going to India soon (yeah!), was wondering if anybody could tell me what kind of vaccines or med. treatments I have to take in advance?
read so much already - I am a bit confused (what is obligatory? what is recommended? what dont I need at all?)

thanks-
mina

LuAnnandJawahar · Dec 10th, 2003, 17:42

Best is to go to a travel doctor/many universities or large clinics will at least have a travel department. Then get everything you can afford!! Well people will disagree we're sure, but there is so much you can't avoid here, it is nice to know there are at least a few things you don't have to worry about catching.

jaz · Dec 10th, 2003, 18:02

Check out www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk

NewYorkKid · Dec 10th, 2003, 19:56

I had these administered when I was in India last Nov.

1) Hepatitis A
2) Tetanus
3) Typhoid
4) Malaria

beachchik4ever · Dec 10th, 2003, 20:14

Better safe than sorry...a travel doctor told me to get the following:

Hepatitis A&B, typhoid, meningitis and influenza vaccines. I had boosters of (MMR) mumps-measles & ruebella and a booster of tetanus and diptheria. I also took Malarone malaria pills.

traveler's health link:

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/

bijapuri · Dec 10th, 2003, 23:57

NY Kid- Malaria shot???? U must mean pills

I don't take malaria pills- my liver is an endangered species . . .
but would if i could, I guess

kira · Dec 12th, 2003, 02:18

I am getting Typhoid and Hep A (already had MMR and so forth), and bringing some naturopathic malaria meds with me. I did the same for my first trip to India in '99.

I won't be in any risk areas during Japanese encephalitis transmission season so I am not getting the vaccine.

I read that the CDC is no longer recommending meningococcal vaccine for travelers to India so I am not getting that one.....CDC also says that "The risk of cholera to U.S. travelers is so low that vaccination is of questionable benefit."

How much did everyone's immunizations cost? I'm going next week and am wondering how much it'll set me back.

NewYorkKid · Dec 12th, 2003, 03:31

Hep A, and Tetanus was covered under my medical insurance but I had to pay for Typhoid (USD88) and Malaria (USD50). Ouch.

bijapuri · Dec 12th, 2003, 03:55

now, I'm no doctor, but I wouldn't give a rat's ass for a naturopathic remedy for malaria.
Don't take it personal, just my opinion

Wanderer22 · Dec 12th, 2003, 06:04

Malaria vaccine looks like it's for real. I just did a quick search and found this link. http://www.malariavaccine.org/ Hope it pans out and provides decent protection.

Wanderer22

rickshawwallah · Dec 12th, 2003, 06:20

I think most Doctors would concur with you in not giving a "rat's ass" for a naturopathic remedy, Bijapuri.

edwardseco · Dec 12th, 2003, 08:51

Vaccine for malaria is a long way off as the disease is marvelously adaptive. Naturopathic is a fool's paradise but for a Chinese herbal which is being refined as a serious medicine Wall Street Journal)..

Wanderer22 · Dec 12th, 2003, 10:01

Perhaps NewYorkKid can give a few more details about the Malaria shot he mentioned in an earlier message.

My brief web searching mentioned that clinical trials were underway on a vaccine. I also found mention of Billy Gates giving 100 million US$ for Malaria vaccine research. Have often wondered how much XP code was done by Indian programmers?
Glad to see Bill is giving something back.

Wanderer22

kira · Dec 12th, 2003, 21:28

There were clinical studies done on the Chinese herb Artemisia annua (Qing Ho) that showed it to be an even more effective than chloroquine as an anti-malarial, but I'm not sure how much validity to give this research.

Fortunately, I'm going to be living in a low-risk area (can't imagine having to take meds for years at a stretch! - would sure love to see a vaccine sometime in the near future)

kira · Dec 13th, 2003, 10:27

Has anyone taken Malarone as an anti-malarial?

Dec 10th, 2003, 17:12	#1
Mina Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Beirut Posts: 2	vaccines hi - going to India soon (yeah!), was wondering if anybody could tell me what kind of vaccines or med. treatments I have to take in advance? read so much already - I am a bit confused (what is obligatory? what is recommended? what dont I need at all?) thanks- mina

Dec 10th, 2003, 17:42	#2
LuAnnandJawahar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Delhi/U.S. Posts: 663	Best is to go to a travel doctor/many universities or large clinics will at least have a travel department. Then get everything you can afford!! Well people will disagree we're sure, but there is so much you can't avoid here, it is nice to know there are at least a few things you don't have to worry about catching. __________________ Reject violence.

Dec 10th, 2003, 23:57	#6
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Dec 12th, 2003, 02:18	#7
kira Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 47	Vaccines I am getting Typhoid and Hep A (already had MMR and so forth), and bringing some naturopathic malaria meds with me. I did the same for my first trip to India in '99. I won't be in any risk areas during Japanese encephalitis transmission season so I am not getting the vaccine. I read that the CDC is no longer recommending meningococcal vaccine for travelers to India so I am not getting that one.....CDC also says that "The risk of cholera to U.S. travelers is so low that vaccination is of questionable benefit." How much did everyone's immunizations cost? I'm going next week and am wondering how much it'll set me back.

Dec 12th, 2003, 21:28	#14
kira Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 47	Anti malarial There were clinical studies done on the Chinese herb Artemisia annua (Qing Ho) that showed it to be an even more effective than chloroquine as an anti-malarial, but I'm not sure how much validity to give this research. Fortunately, I'm going to be living in a low-risk area (can't imagine having to take meds for years at a stretch! - would sure love to see a vaccine sometime in the near future)

Dec 10th, 2003, 18:02	#3
jaz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: UK Posts: 192	Check out www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk

Dec 10th, 2003, 19:56	#4
NewYorkKid Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York City, Manhattan Posts: 22	I had these administered when I was in India last Nov. 1) Hepatitis A 2) Tetanus 3) Typhoid 4) Malaria

Dec 10th, 2003, 20:14	#5
beachchik4ever Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: east coast Posts: 93	Better safe than sorry...a travel doctor told me to get the following: Hepatitis A&B, typhoid, meningitis and influenza vaccines. I had boosters of (MMR) mumps-measles & ruebella and a booster of tetanus and diptheria. I also took Malarone malaria pills. traveler's health link: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/

Dec 12th, 2003, 03:31	#8
NewYorkKid Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York City, Manhattan Posts: 22	Hep A, and Tetanus was covered under my medical insurance but I had to pay for Typhoid (USD88) and Malaria (USD50). Ouch.

Dec 12th, 2003, 03:55	#9
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	now, I'm no doctor, but I wouldn't give a rat's ass for a naturopathic remedy for malaria. Don't take it personal, just my opinion

Dec 12th, 2003, 06:04	#10
Wanderer22 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 443	Malaria vaccine looks like it's for real. I just did a quick search and found this link. http://www.malariavaccine.org/ Hope it pans out and provides decent protection. Wanderer22

Dec 12th, 2003, 06:20	#11
rickshawwallah I know cheap and best! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 204	I think most Doctors would concur with you in not giving a "rat's ass" for a naturopathic remedy, Bijapuri.

Dec 12th, 2003, 08:51	#12
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,750	Vaccine for malaria is a long way off as the disease is marvelously adaptive. Naturopathic is a fool's paradise but for a Chinese herbal which is being refined as a serious medicine Wall Street Journal)..

Dec 12th, 2003, 10:01	#13
Wanderer22 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 443	Perhaps NewYorkKid can give a few more details about the Malaria shot he mentioned in an earlier message. My brief web searching mentioned that clinical trials were underway on a vaccine. I also found mention of Billy Gates giving 100 million US$ for Malaria vaccine research. Have often wondered how much XP code was done by Indian programmers? Glad to see Bill is giving something back. Wanderer22

Dec 13th, 2003, 10:27	#15
kira Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 47	Malarone Has anyone taken Malarone as an anti-malarial?

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