<<In any case, do your homework before you go to the clinic and don't hesitate to ask questions.>>

This is so critical. Our situation was different because we lived overseas, and for the most part we got any needed vaccinations/boosters at the company health clinic. But there were a few times we had to get them back in the US.

My kids' pediatrician was great because he knew/understood our situation, but occasionally we had to go to the hospital's travel clinic and I remember having to be VERY firm at times, insisting that my kids DID in fact need the Typhoid booster, malaria medication, or whatever.

Talking to other people is great - but it in no way substitutes for your own research.

Shrink: in the spirit of getting more information before you see a travel specialist, check out:

http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations.aspx

Kathie, who usually hangs out on the Asia forum and really knows her stuff, recommends this UK National Health Service web site for malaria maps (showing which parts of each country have malaria risk). Our clinic uses a subscription service for very detailed malaria risk maps, but these quite detailed maps are available to anyone online.

Thank you all --- this really helps

shrink