Do I need injections to go to Goa in India?

Question

I have maleria tablets and had injections for Thailand last year. Going in 3 weeks so need to know ASAP

Answer 1

Hi Ross >
I am fully jabbed up, and take my once a month malaria tablets, but in Goa, you are fairly safe, but having a "top-up" booster thing for yellow fever & typhoid is a good notion., especially if you wander inland a bit.
Take your medical card to show at the airport, though.
Lovely place otherwise, and enjoy it and the local folks.
All good fun. Love it, & no health probs. apart from too much beer on the beaches.
I don't think that you can get a jab against that !
Bob

Answer 2

See a doctor and he will tell you yes you need hepA, Hep B, malaria tablets......... He tells you that because of guidance from teh government. The government guidance offers advice which will never leave them exposed to litigation and is often over the top. I have been to India about 4 times, I have taken nothing for the past three times and have been in Goa and some larger cities. On my first trip I felt a little ill, and asked what anti malaria tablets other people where taking, no-one I met was taking any. I stopped taking them travelled in Jaipir, Jaiselmere, Cochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Amritsa and many other places and was not ill once. Good luck whatever you chose to do

Answer 3

Yes Goa is in India For your further information :-- Goa was liberated by the Indian Army from Portuguese colonisation on December 19, 1961 and became an Union Territory along with the enclaves of Daman and Diu. On May 30, 1987 Goa was conferred statehood and became the 25th state of the Indian Republic.

Answer 4

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Do I need injections to go to Goa in India?
I have maleria tablets and had injections for Thailand last year. Going in 3 weeks so need to know ASAP

Answer 5

You need a Primary injection for Hepatitis A - this lasts one year. Your booster will then last 20 years.

You need an injection for Typhoid - this lasts 3 years

You need an injection for Diptheria/Tetanus - this lasts 10 years as does Polio.

As far as Malaria is concerned - best be safe than sorry. You can get Malarone tablets that don't have any after effects. You need to take one 24 hours before your trip, one each day that you are out there and one each day for a week afterwards. These can be expensive though. Therefore you could always smear Marmite all over your body for the duration of your trip

Answer 6

Combined Hepatitis A and Typhoid, Diptheria/Tetanus and Polio booster. I know I went to Goa earlier this year. You should have these done at least a month before you go. If I were you I'd make an appointment with your nurse a.s.a.p.

Answer 7

I've been to India 3 times (Mumbai,Goa,Rajkot and other cities) and i never took any kind of injection or medication.
Just don't drink tap water and be careful with dairy products specially milk and yogurt.

Answer 8

Im also going to Goa..I ve been to India twice..fist time for three months and never took medicines or injections..just be careful..always wash hands..drink bottled water..and be vigilant.. You will be fine

Answer 9

Malaria tablets, definitely. If you go to link below it is very clear on what is recommended for India. What I don't know, but your surgery nurse will, or NHS Direct or MASTA, is whether last year's injections are still valid. Have a nice time.

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