vaccinations for DR

[garuda]

I should get an award for so many darn questions ... ok maybe not

Anyway - here goes. Besides checking the CDC site or searching info online concerning travel medicine, it always seems better to ask those on the ground.

I'm only going to be in DR for about 2 weeks. With that in mind, what shots would one recommend?

hepa A, typhoid, etc - what about hepa B???

Gracias y'all.

[Chirimoya]

Make sure your routine vaccinations are up to date. Hep A, B and Typhoid are recommended.

The Yellow fever vaccination is not required for the DR.

[Black Dog]

Many people, including UK Pharmacists, recommend taking vitamin B12 to avoid mosquito bites. Aparantly it alters the body smell (from a bug point of view) and they leave you alone. I know some people that have had success with this!

[Chirimoya]

I've heard that vegetarians especially should boost their B12 levels for this reason but based on personal experience I haven't noticed it making that much of a difference.

Keep eating Marmite anyway.

[Black Dog]

Marmite! YUK! I'd rather get eaten alive LOL

[La Mariposa]

Originally Posted by Chirimoya

Make sure your routine vaccinations are up to date. Hep A, B and Typhoid are recommended.

The Yellow fever vaccination is not required for the DR.

Don't forget the tetanus/diphtheria vaccination

[garuda]

Ok - cool. Luckily, I have the Tetanus/diptheria, typhoid, and hepa A shots current so I'm ok there. hepa B? I wasn't able to get around to that one. I figure since I'm only going for 2 weeks I should be ok. I'll try to be careful.

I promise I'll get the hepa B shots b4 my next sojourn )

B12 eh? I like that one - never heard of that one before. I try to pop a multi-vitamin fairly regularly anyways.

MARMITE ... what the heck is that??

[Black Dog]

It's the devils food!!!! LOL
Just kidding! It's, I believe, a yeast extract type thing but you either LOVE it or HATE it and there is NO middle ground. It's like Bovril or Vegimite if you're familiar with either of those.

[garuda]

saw it and got the intro to it - i declined ......

[Reidy620]

Originally Posted by garuda

I should get an award for so many darn questions ... ok maybe not

Anyway - here goes. Besides checking the CDC site or searching info online concerning travel medicine, it always seems better to ask those on the ground.

I'm only going to be in DR for about 2 weeks. With that in mind, what shots would one recommend?

hepa A, typhoid, etc - what about hepa B???

Gracias y'all.

I think you are a bit late for most injections if you are going in two weeks however this what we were recommended:-

Typhoid	*Vaccination sometimes recommended	10 days before travel
Hepatitis A	Vaccination recommended	2 weeks before travel
Diphtheria	Vaccination recommended	3 months before travel
Tuberculosis	*Vaccination sometimes recommended	3 months before travel
Hepatitis B	*Vaccination sometimes recommended	2 months before travel
Rabies	*Vaccination sometimes recommended	1 month before travel
Meningococcal meningitis	Not required
Yellow fever	Not required
Japanese B encephalitis	Not required
Tick-borne encephalitis	Not required

Hope these help.

Tropical Regards
Reidy