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Old August 8th, 2005, 09:29 PM
niz
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[from london]
if i'm travelling to thailand in one week but currently have no
vaccinations, what should i do?

its not possible to get a gp appointment in that time, and the website
http://www.travelindependent.info mentions masta.org travel clinics - but
can i go there and get injections or do they just give you info? the website
also says "avoid some walk-in clinics e.g. BA travel clinics) like the
plague".

also is all the medication required for thailand available without
prescription from chemists? and is anything special required for bird flu?

thanks!



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Old August 9th, 2005, 10:33 AM
Steve Kramer
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niz wrote:

[from london]
if i'm travelling to thailand in one week but currently have no
vaccinations, what should i do?


Be sure that your passport has at least 6 months left on it, be sure
that you've packed either your money/traveler's checks/ATM card. Be sure
that you have your camera. And be sure that you have at least one clean
set of underwear. Everything else that you will need in Thailand you can
get for 1/10 the price anywhere else. Ergo, you do NOT need a large
suitcase.

There are NO medicines 'needed' for Thailand, but you will NEED a good
insect repellent, and you will need to use it often. You can NOT get
malaria (even in malarial areas which are very few and far between in
Thailand) unless you get bitten by a female anopheles mosquito which is
carrying the parasite. Insect repellent will prevent this. You can NOT
Dengue Fever if you do not get bitten by the Aedes mosquito. Insect
repellent will prevent this. And unless you are going to be spending a
lot of time along the southern border with Burma, you don't have to
worry about Japanese Encephalitis either.

To be sure, having immunization for Rabies, Hepatitis A and B, Japanese
Encephalitis, tetanus, typhoid, will help anywhere in the world, for a
week in Thailand that may be overdoing it a bit.

also is all the medication required for thailand available without
prescription from chemists?


Certainly. Aspirin or Paracetamol, Immodium, Kaopectate, or Lomotil, and
even antibiotics are available everywhere over the counter. If you need
more than that, go see a doctor. They are cheap enough.

and is anything special required for bird flu?


Tissues? Just be sure that your chicken is well cooked and there is no
problem.

Steve Kramer
"PhotoEnvisions" Freelance Photography
Chiang Mai, Thailand
http://www.photoenvisions.com

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"The voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new horizons, but in seeing
with new eyes." - Marcel Proust
 




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