If there is a website with this info...I'd love to know about it! She may be about 3-5 months before we go over there.
2007-02-27 05:06:10 · 7 answers · asked by Kellopopins 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Ditto the answer above-- Japan does not vaccinate under age 2. I lived there for nearly 7 years; my first three children were born there actually. After fully vaxing my first according to US recommendations, my 2nd child had adverse reactions and I researched the vax issue extensively. I learned about Japan's studies and different recommendations, and from that point on I have delayed vax until the age of 2 with all of my subsequent children. At that point, I choose which vax we will do according to each personal situation.
Hep B will not protect your child from anything unless she is going to have unprotected sex while she's there. Considering that she is an infant.... the thought makes me want to vomit. Hep B is NEVER necessary for young children. It's a body-fluid trasnmitted disease. With all of the other vax that are being pumped into our babies' bodies, please consider waiting until your child is nearing puberty to decide whether this could be of benefit. There is very little risk in waiting.
Malaria may be recommended; I'm not sure about for travel purposes, but I know that it was NOT ever given to my babies while we lived there. I'm not sure if I'd choose it or not, I would have to do a little more research before making a decision.
Most likely, at 3-5 months, none of the vax your baby has received up to that point are going to be fully effective anyway, since she won't have completed any of the series yet.
Good luck and have a great trip!
2007-02-27 05:31:15 · answer #1 · answered by LaundryGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks like there may be an extra few in there. The CDC says to print this list off and take it to a pediatrician for them to decide if the child needs these immunizations. This is their guideline for infants and young children.
2007-02-27 13:13:22 · answer #2 · answered by carezra 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably the hepatitus A and B. is the most improtant, that's that my doctor told me when I took my son to Taiwan last summer. Japan is not a trapical country, you don't need to worry about mosquito carried disease.
2007-02-27 13:13:00 · answer #3 · answered by 結縁 Heemei 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.cdc.gov
This lists ALL travel advisories for the world. If your regular pediatrician doesn't stock the vaccines (if you need malaria shots, or anything exotic like that) call your local health department -they have authorized doctors who stock the vaccines.
2007-02-27 13:15:34 · answer #4 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you don't *have* to vaccinate her for any reason.. travel or not.
p.s. in Japan they don't vaccinate until children are at least 2 years old-. (added bonus- their SIDS rate declined by 87% when they stopped mandating them in children under two)
2007-02-27 13:18:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
ask your pediatrician - DO NOT DEPEND ON THE INTERNET FOR MEDICAL ADVICE, particularly for your infant.
2007-02-27 13:10:45 · answer #6 · answered by SmartAleck 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
give her some sushi....she'll be fine
2007-02-27 13:14:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋