Great Gadzooks Batman!
I never realised becoming a pincushion was such a costly business!!
28.07.2005
20 °C
Okay, so I've calmed down a bit from yesterday. Apologies for the explosion...
Back at work this morning...Il Fuhrer is still faffing about with his palm-top, but I've decided to set aside my plans to remove his spleen today, instead opting to waste the company's time and money by doing MY kind of research - i.e. checking out what travel vaccines I'm going to need in the coming months.
Yikes! There's a lot!! Although, maybe I don't need everything...
[*]Typhoid - €35
[*]Hep A - €46 x2
[*]Hep b - €30 x3
[*]Yellow Fever - €35
[*]Polio - €35
[*]Meningococcal Menigitis - €50
[*]Flu vaccine - €15
[*]Tetanus - €17
[*]Rabies - €25 x3
[*]Japanese B Enceph - €50 x4
[*]Tuberculosis - €15
And then there's the anti-malarials and repellent paraphenalia, and finally the doctors consulation fee (€50).
I've underlined the ones I think I will really need.....(if anyone reading this is an expert on vaccinations, whatcha think?)
Also, I'm not entirely sure how soon I should start getting these vaccs. The Tropical Medical Bureau website recommends at least 4 weeks before leaving...but that sounds a little bit too close for comfort to me. I'm thinking of maybe making an appointment for end of Oct/start of Nov.
This might be a silly question, but is there any reason why I shouldnt be getting them a few months before leaving?
Ugh...not relishing the thought of being stuck that many times....
but it's all for a good cause! 
Posted by samsara2 2:24 AM Archived in Preparation | Ireland
I'll definitely be going to Asia so I better add the Jap B onto my mounting price-list. 
Don't get rabies. Apparently the vaccination doesn't protect you anyway. Stay away from dogs instead. Japanese Enceph is only required when your travelling to Asia (but maybe you are? You don't need it for South America though!). I didn't get tuberculosis since it leaves a nasty wound for a month or so, and also the risk of getting the disease is small, you need to stay together with someone who has it for quite a long time, or work in a hospital or such like. I don't know about flu vaccine either. But I think you need the rest of them! Especially yellow fever, and you need to make sure that you get a certificate of that you have been vaccinated, because that is sometimes required at border controls.
//Susanna the pincushion
28.07.2005 by snatterand