Vaccinations for singapore
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Vaccinations for singapore
Appologies for venturing into your forum but would like to ask a question.
I have just booked a trip to OZ in Sept with mrs 320 and 319 who is 16 months. To break the journey we are stopping in SIN for two nights in each direction. The vaccination advice for SIN states have HEP A, Yellow fever, polio, typhoid and tetanus.
My question is should i go ahead and vaccinate all of us including mini 319? I am not anti vaccination (mini 319 is all MMR'd up) just wondering if it is worth it being that we will only be in SIN for four nights and two whole days. Oz does not need any vaccinations.
any vaccine experts out there?
ta muchly
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I have just booked a trip to OZ in Sept with mrs 320 and 319 who is 16 months. To break the journey we are stopping in SIN for two nights in each direction. The vaccination advice for SIN states have HEP A, Yellow fever, polio, typhoid and tetanus.
My question is should i go ahead and vaccinate all of us including mini 319? I am not anti vaccination (mini 319 is all MMR'd up) just wondering if it is worth it being that we will only be in SIN for four nights and two whole days. Oz does not need any vaccinations.
any vaccine experts out there?
ta muchly
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First of all the disclaimer......I'm no expert and can't be held responsible!
I've been flying in and out of Singapore as part of my job for years and have not heard of anyone having vaccinations for the place.
Singapore is pretty clean and if you stay and eat in reasonable places, then you should not have a problem. If you are there for only a couple of nights, I personally would not bother with vaccinations.
I've been flying in and out of Singapore as part of my job for years and have not heard of anyone having vaccinations for the place.
Singapore is pretty clean and if you stay and eat in reasonable places, then you should not have a problem. If you are there for only a couple of nights, I personally would not bother with vaccinations.
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Double check the requirements for yellow fever, I think that your guidance will state that its required only if you are coming in from an "infected area"
Check that you are up to date with tetanus. Yo0u don't have to go to SIN to catch this.!
Current (UK) advice is that hep a and typhoid imms are required for SIN but are "less important for short stays and good conditions" Different "experts" have different opinions as to whether you need it. On the balance of things, they are pretty safe jabs, so if it was me I would probably opt for them.
Probably the best advice I can give you is to have a chat with your GP/practice nurse, and follow the dietary advice from the booklet "Health Advice for Travellers" available from the net or free from the Post Office. I'll try and post a link.
As regards your 16m old, opinions as to the need for typhoid and hep a differ. If it was my child, I wouldn't bother, but seek advice from your GP if in doubt.
Try Health Advice for Travellers the sites a bit crap, you may be best getting the leaflet from the PO. Its only available till aug 2005 apparently.
Check that you are up to date with tetanus. Yo0u don't have to go to SIN to catch this.!
Current (UK) advice is that hep a and typhoid imms are required for SIN but are "less important for short stays and good conditions" Different "experts" have different opinions as to whether you need it. On the balance of things, they are pretty safe jabs, so if it was me I would probably opt for them.
Probably the best advice I can give you is to have a chat with your GP/practice nurse, and follow the dietary advice from the booklet "Health Advice for Travellers" available from the net or free from the Post Office. I'll try and post a link.
As regards your 16m old, opinions as to the need for typhoid and hep a differ. If it was my child, I wouldn't bother, but seek advice from your GP if in doubt.
Try Health Advice for Travellers the sites a bit crap, you may be best getting the leaflet from the PO. Its only available till aug 2005 apparently.
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Like most of the S.E. Asian countries, Hepatitis B is rampant in Singapore. There are numerous carriers in apparently perfectly good health throughout the community in Singapore. Although sexual transmission is the most likely source, there are numerous other means of transmission as verified by the large number of children sufferers. The non-sexual transmission path is very similar to that for Hepatitis A.
There is no known cure for Hepatitis B, once having acquired it, but it is FULLY preventable by vaccination.
Hepatitis B carries a significant mortality rate (a terrible death), all the more sad because the disease is fully preventable by vaccination.
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Old Smokey
There is no known cure for Hepatitis B, once having acquired it, but it is FULLY preventable by vaccination.
Hepatitis B carries a significant mortality rate (a terrible death), all the more sad because the disease is fully preventable by vaccination.
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I'd agree, hep b is a very nasty disease, leading to cancer of the liver in about 20% of cases. The immunisation is very effective, and will probably soon be built into the UK vaccination schedule.
However, for the purposes of your trip320J1, it is not indicated.
However, for the purposes of your trip320J1, it is not indicated.
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My G.P. advised me that Singapore is "just another Asian country", in spite of the propaganda that the Singapore government issues, to have one believe otherwise.
Open drains, dishes and utensils used by previous consumers washed in tap water, urinating in elevators and other public places, re-usage of satay sticks, and other Third World habits, apparently still occur with monotonous regularity in the "Fine City" known as Singapore.
Appearance is everything.
But it's okay to beat the maid with the iron - not the cord, but the IRON.
And any disease is surely caused ONLY by the imported, temporary, slave labourers fom Sri Llanka, Indonesia, and the Philipines.
By ALL means immunise yourself.
But don't be immune.
Open drains, dishes and utensils used by previous consumers washed in tap water, urinating in elevators and other public places, re-usage of satay sticks, and other Third World habits, apparently still occur with monotonous regularity in the "Fine City" known as Singapore.
Appearance is everything.
But it's okay to beat the maid with the iron - not the cord, but the IRON.
And any disease is surely caused ONLY by the imported, temporary, slave labourers fom Sri Llanka, Indonesia, and the Philipines.
By ALL means immunise yourself.
But don't be immune.
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Chief Chook, Ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto, and ditto.
320JI, Do get the Hep B vaccinations for yourself, AND your family.
Regards,
Old Smokey (I got old because I had the Hep B shots).
320JI, Do get the Hep B vaccinations for yourself, AND your family.
Regards,
Old Smokey (I got old because I had the Hep B shots).
