Recommended shots/immunizations?
 

I will be traveling with a tour on a 25-day tour through Thailand/Cambodia/Laos/Vietnam. Besides a Hep A/B shot and anti-diarrhea pills, does anyone suggest any other shots for this trip?

Thanks!
Janice

Take a look here: www.cdc.gov/travel

The general answer to your question is to make sure all of your routine vaccinations are up to date (tetanus, measles/mumps/rubella) and consider typhoid. The pills are effective for 5 years, the typhoid shot for just 2 years. Also consider a flu shot, as SE China is the "incubator" for new flu strains.

Talk with your doctor about taking along an antibiotic "just in case." The doctor should give you specific instructions about when to use it. Also, carry some rehydration salts with you.

We took typhoid pills, and malarone for the time in Cambodia (anti-malarial). We brought Cipro but never used it.

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excellent health info for your journey

We'll be in Vietnam and Cambodia for 6 weeks. Our doctors recommended the hep shots, a typhoid shot, and malaria pills (malarone). We're also taking cipro and hoping we won't need it.

I mean we're also taking cipro with us (not taking it now).

R u carrying Cipro with u in case of stomach issues?

For some areas of SE Asia (for instance, Thailand and Nepal) , Cipro is not the antibiotic of choice, azithromycin or Levaquin are. This info is on the cdc website, but it is buried in a technical article for health care professionals.

Yes, stomach issues--but I'm not planning to take any for standard travelers' digestion issues. I don't take antibiotics frivolously.