Jabs? What are children immunised against?

[Derek M]

Hi there,

I see Thai Children are immunised against a whole host of virus's from around 1.5 years old to 2.5 years old but What are they immunised against?

I know one is polio, another diptheria another yellow fever but the rest, the others?

Please not this topic is not NOT for the debate of for or against immunisation, please save that for another topic.

Thank you in advance for your replies.

[nzexpat]

Here

http://www.healthcaremedicalclinic.com/pdf/pdf11.pdf

NOTE

Yellow fever is not part of the schedule!

Thailand is not an "at risk" area for the transmission of Yellow Fever.

http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/advice/disease-prevention-advice/yellow-fever/yellow-fever-risk-areas.aspx

[Derek M]

Here

http://www.healthcaremedicalclinic.com/pdf/pdf11.pdf

NOTE

Yellow fever is not part of the schedule!

Thailand is not an "at risk" area for the transmission of Yellow Fever.

http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/advice/disease-prevention-advice/yellow-fever/yellow-fever-risk-areas.aspx

Thank you kindly

[newcomer01]

Sort of depends if it for your kids or just general knowledge.

Government has programs for infants where the parents of the child are given a book listing, nutrition, immunisations etc and what is required. They have a free clinic once a week? [Hangdong] where they check weight, growth, immunise etc.

Anything extra just check out a private hospitals. Fees are quite reasonable.

Kids have to be immunised before they can attend school. They use the book given by the clinic.

Immunisation goes on until puberty [especially females] depending what you want eg ruebella etc.

Edited March 2, 2015 by newcomer01

[scorecard]

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Thank you kindly

Here

http://www.healthcaremedicalclinic.com/pdf/pdf11.pdf

NOTE

Yellow fever is not part of the schedule!

Thailand is not an "at risk" area for the transmission of Yellow Fever.

http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/advice/disease-prevention-advice/yellow-fever/yellow-fever-risk-areas.aspx

Not sure if it relates to your overall thoughts but many hospitals offer several packages of monthly vaccinations, often over a one or two year period. Usually pay one time only for the whole package.

But I would never discuss the package details with a nurse, pay for a proper consultation with a children's doctor and get clear details of what included and clear answers to your questions.

My two granddaughters had these packages, my Thai son asked many questions and overall he was quite happy with the service.

Edited March 2, 2015 by scorecard

[96tehtarp]

We have a light-blue book given us by the local "Ana mai" health clinic. It details every vaccination the boys have had since birth. The lad's private school requires possession of this log-booklet and once or twice a year they get a booster shot which is also recorded in the book.

The booklet is very detailed and includes quite a few labels peeled off of the vaccine manufactures vial complete with bar code in order to show exactly which vaccine they received.

This can prove very convenient if/when taking Thai kids to Europe or North America for proof of vaccinations and avoiding repeat shots.

All in I'm quite impressed. Also I should add that all vaccinations are free for Thai kids who are Thai citizens. There is no need to go to an expensive 5 star Hi-so hospital.

In short the Thai kids get vaccinated for everything children born in the west get. Sheryl will correct me if I',m wrong.

Edited March 2, 2015 by 96tehtarp

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We have a light-blue book given us by the local "Ana mai" health clinic. It details every vaccination the boys have had since birth. The lad's private school requires possession of this log-booklet and once or twice a year they get a booster shot which is also recorded in the book.

The booklet is very detailed and includes quite a few labels peeled off of the vaccine manufactures vial complete with bar code in order to show exactly which vaccine the received.

This can prove very convenient if/when taking Thai kids to Europe or North America for proof of vaccinations and avoiding repeat shots.

All in I'm quite impressed. Also I should add that all vaccinations a free for Thai kids who are Thai citizens. There is no need to go to an expensive 5 star Hi-so hospital.

In short the Thai kids get vaccinated for everything children born in the west get. Sheryl will correct me if I',m wrong.

This is what I was meaning in my post just above.

[utkb]

My wife would have our kids immunized against anything they offered a shot for.

One vaccine, uncommon in the west, is Japanese encephalitis. She has also been looking for a rabies vaccination that I haven't heard of.

One difference between the US and Thai is the timing of the vaccine. In Thailand they give them several months earlier. In the case of the MMR it might be given at 9 months in Thailand, but US schools will make them repeat the shot if it is given a day before their first birthday.

[utkb]

One thing I always do with the vaccinations is have the doctor give me the pamphlet from the box describing each vaccine when the shot is given. I also scan in our record in case we lose the actual physical document. Since we've gone to several Dr (in different countries) it would be a nightmare to recreate the record. I've also noticed some of the better hosipitals scan in the record of prior vaccines for their files as well.

[utkb]

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Thank you kindly

Here

http://www.healthcaremedicalclinic.com/pdf/pdf11.pdf

NOTE

Yellow fever is not part of the schedule!

Thailand is not an "at risk" area for the transmission of Yellow Fever.

http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/advice/disease-prevention-advice/yellow-fever/yellow-fever-risk-areas.aspx

Not sure if it relates to your overall thoughts but many hospitals offer several packages of monthly vaccinations, often over a one or two year period. Usually pay one time only for the whole package.

But I would never discuss the package details with a nurse, pay for a proper consultation with a children's doctor and get clear details of what included and clear answers to your questions.

My two granddaughters had these packages, my Thai son asked many questions and overall he was quite happy with the service.

Strange the first schedule does not mention the rotovirus vaccines at 2, 4, and 6 months. I believe these are now recommended by the CDC and common in many countries (first/second hand knowledge they are given in US, UAE, Argentina and I believe becoming more common throughout Africa and South America).

[utkb]

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Thank you kindly

Here

http://www.healthcaremedicalclinic.com/pdf/pdf11.pdf

NOTE

Yellow fever is not part of the schedule!

Thailand is not an "at risk" area for the transmission of Yellow Fever.

http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/advice/disease-prevention-advice/yellow-fever/yellow-fever-risk-areas.aspx

Not sure if it relates to your overall thoughts but many hospitals offer several packages of monthly vaccinations, often over a one or two year period. Usually pay one time only for the whole package.

But I would never discuss the package details with a nurse, pay for a proper consultation with a children's doctor and get clear details of what included and clear answers to your questions.

My two granddaughters had these packages, my Thai son asked many questions and overall he was quite happy with the service.

Strange the first schedule does not mention the rotovirus vaccines at 2, 4, and 6 months. I believe these are now recommended by the CDC and common in many countries (first/second hand knowledge they are given in US, UAE, Argentina and I believe becoming more common throughout Africa and South America).

My bad. Just saw it at the bottom of the "other vaccinations"

[Derek M]

We have a light-blue book given us by the local "Ana mai" health clinic. It details every vaccination the boys have had since birth. The lad's private school requires possession of this log-booklet and once or twice a year they get a booster shot which is also recorded in the book.

The booklet is very detailed and includes quite a few labels peeled off of the vaccine manufactures vial complete with bar code in order to show exactly which vaccine they received.

This can prove very convenient if/when taking Thai kids to Europe or North America for proof of vaccinations and avoiding repeat shots.

All in I'm quite impressed. Also I should add that all vaccinations are free for Thai kids who are Thai citizens. There is no need to go to an expensive 5 star Hi-so hospital.

In short the Thai kids get vaccinated for everything children born in the west get. Sheryl will correct me if I',m wrong.

are you 100% sure on that? we are getting charged, local villagers's children are being charged also.