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HELP - Hep B - South East Asia

  • 27-12-2014 11:27pm
    #1
    ShortskirtCiara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 373 ✭✭


    Can someone tell me whether it is necessary to get the Hep B vaccine?

    I leave on Jan 9 to travel South East Asia (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia) for 7-8 weeks. I've already gotten the Hep A & Tyhpoid combo vaccination that my GP recommended. Is it necessary to get Hep B too? I've read online that the injection is done in 3 stages and take 6 months for the course to be complete before embarking on travel.

    I leave in 2 weeks and I'm starting to panic now.

    HELP


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  • #2
    Cheensbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Cheensbo


    Been around the region a fair bit and never had the hep b injections, never took malaria tablets, and also had ice in my drinks a lot. I'm still alive anyway.

    Not going to say whether you should or shouldn't get the vaccine but I wouldn't cancel the trip over it anyway. Much more likely to get wiped out off a moped in Thailand or drowning in Vang Vieng than catching hepatitis in my experience.


  • #3
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    ShortskirtCiara wrote: »
    Can someone tell me whether it is necessary to get the Hep B vaccine?

    I leave on Jan 9 to travel South East Asia (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia) for 7-8 weeks. I've already gotten the Hep A & Tyhpoid combo vaccination that my GP recommended. Is it necessary to get Hep B too? I've read online that the injection is done in 3 stages and take 6 months for the course to be complete before embarking on travel.

    I leave in 2 weeks and I'm starting to panic now.

    HELP

    Please consult your GP again if you're unsure,

    Thread Closed,
    Safe Travels,
    kerry4sam


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