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ralph Aug 16th, 2002 12:18 PM
Immizations for Cancun and surrounding areas
 
Do I need any shots for Cancun and area?<BR>Thanks

Jean Valjean Aug 16th, 2002 12:30 PM
Do you mean as a legal requirement or as a precaution?<BR><BR>AFAIK, the only probable risk right now in Cancun MAY be dengue fever. There have been a few cases reported in Chetumal (200 miles from Cancun). If I went to Cancun right now I wouldn't get any shots before I went.

Jean Valjean Aug 16th, 2002 12:31 PM
I forgot to say: there is no legal requirement to get any shots before arriving in Cancun.

Dubya Aug 16th, 2002 01:10 PM
No shots required. If you want to be super careful, you might consider Hepatitis A vaccinations. Probably not needed in any tourist area. Maybe if you venture off the beaten path and eat where hygene is questionable. Hepatitis A is supposedly the 2nd most frequent illness amongst travelers- you can guess the first.

jeri Aug 18th, 2002 07:15 AM
We did the hepatitis, you just never know and we were traveling with 11 people and felt the risk increased with the numbers!! If i went just with my husband, would probably have risked it.


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