What Vaccination Should Any Adult Really Do ?

[frenchFARANGbkk]

Hello,

Do you know what are the vaccinations that adults should do or renew ?

Tetanus and Hepatitis seems important, but what else ?

Thanks.

I found this red cross link:

http://www.redcross.or.th/english/service/...cal_travel.php4

Service Fees

1. Tetanus 15 baht/injection (three times)

2. Hepatitis A 750 baht/injection (two times)

3. Hepatitis B 360 baht/injection (three times)

4. Meningitis 180 baht/injection (for three years)

5. Encephalitis 400 baht/injection (three times per 1-2 years)

6. Cholera 300 baht/pack

7. Polio 50 baht/three drops

8. Typhoid 310 baht/injection (for three years)

9. Gammaglobulin 400 baht/ 2 cc

[FBN]

No 9 Gammagloboline is not a vaccine; it is passive antibodies against and acute exposure of a disease that there is usually a vaccine for.

Tetanus, Hep A & B is essential

Assuming that the reference is for Thailand, then Meningitis, Typhoid and Cholera are not priorities

Rather Japanese Encephalitis and Rabies.

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

somewhat depends on where you plan on going or staying. I had a friend who got Typhoid in Cambodia but where I am in Chiang Mai its not a concern.

isn't the hep A/B 3 times initially and your set for life? or does it run out?

[webfact]

Moved to Health Forum

[PeaceBlondie]

The Thai MD checked my tired shot record a few months ago. He said my full series of Hep A & B is good for life.

[FBN]

Hep A and B should last lifelong after a single vaccination. The vaccination status can be verified by a blood test for Hep B antibodies. So should Rabies.

Most vaccinations will be good for 10 years or so. Tetanus is recommended to repeat every 10 years.

Typhoid and Cholera not as long; Typhoid important for visits to India or Africa and really remote areas in SEA but less of a risk.

[junkofdavid2]

Hello,

I found this red cross link:

http://www.redcross.or.th/english/service/...cal_travel.php4

Service Fees

1. Tetanus 15 baht/injection (three times)

2. Hepatitis A 750 baht/injection (two times)

3. Hepatitis B 360 baht/injection (three times)

4. Meningitis 180 baht/injection (for three years)

5. Encephalitis 400 baht/injection (three times per 1-2 years)

6. Cholera 300 baht/pack

7. Polio 50 baht/three drops

8. Typhoid 310 baht/injection (for three years)

9. Gammaglobulin 400 baht/ 2 cc

I think I posted that link.

If you go to Redcross Queen Saovabha (as in the link), there are actually much more vaccines available which are not posted in that website link of theirs (I don't know why).

If you eat streetfood or in those (yummy!) cheap Thai restaurants/stalls, you should at least get all the Hepa vaccines available, typhoid, cholera, diptheria/polio/tetanus (together I think).

Very useful is the oral cholera vaccine (Dukoral) which apparently protects against not just cholera, but also E-Coli which causes up to 75% of "traveller's diarrhea" cases (Ain't we all "travellers" in Thailand? ). It will protect for up to 3 years.

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Edited October 12, 2009 by junkofdavid2

[FBN]

The Dukoral seems a good call as well.

This is a vaccine developed for the Cholera beacterium and also against the cholera toxin which is the main problem. It seems that the Cholera toxin shares some similarities with the ETEC (Enterotoxic E. coli) toxin which is the main cause of traveler's diarrhoea and the vaccine offers some protection against that.

Interesting that, to actually get infected with cholera, you need a load of about 10 to the power of 9 bacteria (pretty much drinking water downstream from where infected stools came into contact with water) in comparison with Shigella that only requires about 300 - 400 which can be on a wet towel in a public bathroom..

[sleepyjohn]

I'm currently having a course of Hep B jabs.

I was under the impression Hep A is merely a modest illness with no implications.

Why would I want a vaccination for that?

Edited October 14, 2009 by sleepyjohn

[basjke]

From what I read the durex vaccination seems to be very important.