Vaccinations for India

MiniMetro

Does anybody know how far in advance you have to start getting the various vaccinations for India. Have I left it too late if I plan to travel there at the start of July?? T

Thanks in advance for any help.

jhegarty

MiniMetro wrote:

Does anybody know how far in advance you have to start getting the various vaccinations for India. Have I left it too late if I plan to travel there at the start of July?? T

Thanks in advance for any help.

can't tell you at the moment , but I am booked in to get mine monday so can let you know then....

michaelanthony

4 weeks

egan007

http://www.tmb.ie/

MiniMetro

jhegarty wrote:

can't tell you at the moment , but I am booked in to get mine monday so can let you know then....

Thanks would appreciate the info.

Trojan

If you're getting them altogether, I recommend not driving yourself home immediately afterwards. (I did, but should probably have been arrested.)

jhegarty

MiniMetro wrote:

Thanks would appreciate the info.

just got a phone call they confirmed i would need :

Tetanus
Poliomyelitis
Hepatitis A
Typhoid
Meningococcal Meningitis


i won't be traveling outside the city , so won't need the others....

MiniMetro

jhegarty wrote:

just got a phone call they confirmed i would need :

Tetanus
Poliomyelitis
Hepatitis A
Typhoid
Meningococcal Meningitis


i won't be traveling outside the city , so won't need the others....

Thanks for that, when are you planning on travelling? Do you think a month and a half is long enough before the trip to get them.

PunyHuman

I got my shots less than three weeks before I went and it was grand.

It´ll all be grand

jhegarty

MiniMetro wrote:

Thanks for that, when are you planning on travelling? Do you think a month and a half is long enough before the trip to get them.

right... just back now ...

got Poliomyelitis,Hepatitis A & Typhoid today... feeling a bit dizzy ,and my arm has fallen off... but apart from that not too bad....

as someone else said , try not to drive if you can avoid it.... the nurse said it would be ok, but I would try and avoid it... .

i am back in next monday for the rest , plus to get malaria tablets from a doctor...

I am going in less than 3 weeks , and there was no problem....

michaelanthony

It's much less painful to get them in your arse cheek than your arm.

jhegarty

jhegarty wrote:

right... just back now ...

got Poliomyelitis,Hepatitis A & Typhoid today... feeling a bit dizzy ,and my arm has fallen off... but apart from that not too bad....

as someone else said , try not to drive if you can avoid it.... the nurse said it would be ok, but I would try and avoid it... .

i am back in next monday for the rest , plus to get malaria tablets from a doctor...

I am going in less than 3 weeks , and there was no problem....

got the second lot today....

I had Tetanus and diphtheria ... it seems I won't need the Meningitis as I will only be short time , and won't be backpacking ....

this one was grand ... not dizzy like last week..

also got the malaria tablets from the doctor... so all setup now.. just got the wait for the visa to get back...

koala

im going to india this august and i have to get typoid,
polio,
tetnus

jhegarty

koala wrote:

im going to india this august and i have to get typoid,
polio,
tetnus

are you sure you won't have to get Hepatitis A ?

you can avoid the water , but unless you plan to bring your own food you can't be 100% safe

Trojan

I got them in my left arm, and could barely change gears afterward.

I'd advise getting everything needed for the country, not just the city areas (I guess it could be prohibitively expensive).

jillette

Could some please recommend (up-to-date as I see that this thread goes a while back), what vaccinations I should get for an 11 day trip to India in September?

Would this be accurate?: http://www.tmb.ie/exodus/country.asp?country=INDIA&mr=10
Thanks:-).