That's it, I'm really going abroad now . . . I've started having the required jabs and boy do my arms ache today. Yesterday I had Diptheria, Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis A and Typhoid Fever.
What remains on the list of vaccinations 'to be considered' are - Hepatitis B, Rabies, Cholera and Japanese Encephalitis. And once that's done, there's Malaria to consider. I don't like putting stuff like this into my body but then again I don't like the idea of getting the illnesses either. I keep asking my self if it's necessary to have all of them? After all, the report says 'to be considered' and not 'have these or die'. Ultimately, I'll probably play safe and have them all.
What are your views on vaccinations? Necessary evil or just medical scare-mongering?
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Heh I went in to the doctors and said give me everything that is free first and then I'll decide on which ones I want to pay for... that ended up being Japanese Encephalitis at £80 a shot :(
Jabs coming along nicely . . . although I seem to need hundreds of the darned things - had 7 so far and just 3 more to go and then I'm done. The biggest shocker has been how much the darned things cost, I got my outbound flight to Vietnam for less money than these jabs!
Guess I just need to make the most of them by doing as much travelling as possible before they run out! ;o)
Necessary evil I say - I'd much rather have a dead arm for a good few days than die of typhoid or some other tropical nasty!
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