I'm off back to the UK for my annual visit in around 6 weeks time, and it seems at the moment that half the family back there has got Covid, so I'd like to get an annual booster before I head back. My cousin's daughter works for the NHS in Gloucester and she says there's a lot of it about at the moment. I know it's unlikely to prevent me from getting Covid, but there's strong evidence that it will stop me from getting long Covid symptoms, or at the very least make them much easier to handle, and that's the biggest worry nowadays, I've had Covid once already so I know it won't kill me. Does anyone know if you can buy the latest version of Moderna (or another reputable Covid vaccine) anywhere in the Chonburi or Bangkok area these days? When I do a search, it just turns up 2- or 3-year old adverts, nothing current. Apparently, I can buy it in Boots in the UK for around £100, but I'd prefer to get it done before I go back. So does anyone know of a hospital in Pattaya or Sri Racha or Bangkok that's selling an up-to-date Covid vaccine?

You can get it at the Mahidol Thai travel clinic in Bangkok

 

https://www.thaitravelclinic.com/cost.html

 

(scroll towards the bottom of the list)

 

I am going to get it there myself in a week or two, prior to travelling back to US.

12 hours ago, Sheryl said:

You can get it at the Mahidol Thai travel clinic in Bangkok

 

https://www.thaitravelclinic.com/cost.html

 

(scroll towards the bottom of the list)

 

I am going to get it there myself in a week or two, prior to travelling back to US.

 

Thanks, Sheryl. And that's a lot cheaper than £99 in Boots in the UK.

On 6/30/2024 at 8:30 PM, Sheryl said:

You can get it at the Mahidol Thai travel clinic in Bangkok

 

https://www.thaitravelclinic.com/cost.html

 

(scroll towards the bottom of the list)

 

I am going to get it there myself in a week or two, prior to travelling back to US.

Sheryl, recalled you said earlier that regular booster not indicated if have had multiple prior shots and actual infection. You getting this one because it is new? Also see that new vaccines will be available in US this fall.

The cdc recommends you be on your 10th booster. And no, I’m not even joking 

12 minutes ago, david_je said:

Sheryl, recalled you said earlier that regular booster not indicated if have had multiple prior shots and actual infection. You getting this one because it is new? Also see that new vaccines will be available in US this fall.

 

I'm getting it because I am concerned about international travel, with my last vaccination now being 2 years ago. And because I will be staying with very elderly (well over 90 years) relatives immediately after arrival.  And yes, this is a newer vaccine.

 

But if I weren't both travelling internationally and staying with very vulnerable people , I  would  wait.

On 7/3/2024 at 2:53 PM, Robert Paulson said:

The cdc recommends you be on your 10th booster. And no, I’m not even joking 

Completely incorrect.

 

CDC recommendations here

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html#novavax-people-65-older

 

In summary - completely unvaccinated people are recommended to 1-2 doses of updated vaccines (1 or 2 depending on type, if Novaovax then 2, if Pfizer or Moderna then 1). 

 

People with any prior vaccination, recommended to get 1 dose of an updated vaccine. 

When I had Covid in the UK back in late 2022, it was like a weird dose of flu, it knocked me out of action for a week with some very odd dreams, but I soon recovered. I was left, though, with hardly any sense of taste or smell and had lost my appetite. The worst after-effect was the brain fog which prevented me from doing very much at all, it made focusing on anything extremely difficult. That lasted the best part of three weeks, but fortunately it was subsiding before my flight back to Thailand. I was still feeling so weak and uncoordinated, though, that for the first time ever I didn't bring back a bottle of duty free, I just couldn't face the effort of carting it around the airports. My brother, who's almost 7 years older than me, was worse affected, and his long Covid ordeal lasted around four months. I can live with another bout of the virus lasting a week, but I really don't want the long Covid brain fog again. I've seen a number of articles like this one saying that the vaccines provide better protection against long Covid than they do against the illness itself, so I'd really like to get an up-to-date jab to go with the four I've already had.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12878231/PROFESSOR-ROB-GALLOWAY-Theres-good-reason-Covid-booster-isnt-allowed-pay-one.html

 

Post with no real content (but hinting at anti-vax) removed.

 

The OP's question has been answered, and latest vaccine recommendations have been posted above.

 

As the thread is now attracting anti-vaccine trolls , it is  closed