I am traveling to Shanghai in just over a month and was wondering if I should get shots from my GP? And how much would this cost etc?
2007-05-27 03:33:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
Hepatitis A is recommended as it can be spread through food if the cook happens to be a carrier. Go for the vaccination that when repeated after 6 months will leave you immune to Hep A for 10 years after that.
Tetanus is good to get. It'll last you for 10 years as well.
Tuberculosis is a risk factor, but what they told me at the time when travelling to China is that the vaccine for it is heavy, and not 100% guaranteed working, so they suggested me to just do a test when coming back from China to make sure I didn't get the disease.
Hep B is only needed if you are in risk professionally (e.g. you are working as a nurse or doctor), or you plan to have unsafe sex.
Malaria is not present in China, except for some rural areas in the south-west.
Check with the travel health bureau in your home country for details on what's recommended.
2007-05-30 21:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by biapol 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes go to your GP or Travel Clinic if your surgery offers one. I will be going to Beijing and am up-to-date on all jabs and just needed Hep A with a booster to follow in the next 2 years. As Shanghai is further south you may need to consider malaria medication and a thyphoid jab too. Go and find out, they will know for sure. By the way, it was free for me, but I am a student.
2007-05-27 04:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-06 03:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not necessary at this time for short visits to Shanghai, China. You may check the CDC travel health website for updates:
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/eastasia.htm
2007-05-27 10:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly. I got jabs for Hep B, tetanus and polio as well as a course of tablets for malaria when I visited Hong Kong and Beijing last summer.
Contact your local Tropical Medical Centre for prices etc.
2007-05-27 12:42:14 · answer #5 · answered by bnagrrl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no immunization required if travelling less than 6 months, though in practice, its not a bad idea to get a series of Hepa B and Jap Enc. Hepa B will take two months and series of three shots to complete.. So if you're leaving soon, forget it, just enjoy your trip!
2007-05-27 03:47:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes you do.
2007-05-27 03:43:21 · answer #7 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋