Injections for Thailand

Injections Needed To Travel Asia and Thailand

Today I visited the doctors for my injections to go to Thailand. When I arrived at the check in desk there was this short, annoying women with a bear face and looked high on some kind of drugs! This in itself reassured me that I have the done right thing by quitting my job and going to Thailand.

I sat patiently waiting, my appointment was at 4pm, the clock starting turning, 4.10pm...4.15pm...4.25pm. It felt like an age waiting, so when it got to 4.25pm I went over to the reception desk to find out if they had checked me in properly. The miserable receptionist then told me "Oh no, your apointment's at 4.30pm". Why didn't she tell me this at the start! Partly my own fault! But she could of told me! I eventually saw the nurse at 4.45pm, after my name flashed up in lights in the reception area.

Injections Needed

The nurse then went through all the different jabs with me and I ended up getting the following:

- Tetanus, for travelers where there's not much medical help available. Not sure why I needed it though.
- Typhoid, to protect you from contaminated food and water.
- Diphtheria, still unsure on why, but had it all the same.
- Hepatitus A...

Other jabs I may need include:

- Rabies, high chance of catching if bitten by dog! I must not get a paper round!
- Japanese Encephalitus, the nurse explained this by saying it's similar to a flue like condition over a period of time. So similar to having a flu jab.

One thing she wasn't sure of was malaria.  Today has been interesting and going to Thailand has become more real than ever.

It ia necessary to get injected for travel, all over the world, so just make sure you speak to your doctor. I'm still alive in 2015.