Vaccination is a key component of travel health. This section provides information about recommended vaccines for travelers, vaccine safety, side effects, and international vaccination requirements. It also includes frequently asked questions to help you make informed decisions before your trip.
In our travel clinic, we receive many questions about JE vaccine. Since in western country, this vaccine is very expensive, so many travelers would like to get JE vaccine in our clinic. Here are some common questions about JE vaccine in our clinic. For those who have not read this article, “Should I get JE vaccine…
This is another most common question in our Travel Clinic. People who ask this question usually have good knowledge about Japanese encephalitis (JE) and its risk. Many of them have already consulted their travel doctor and many of them have done a good research on Internet. Despite that, many of them still doubt and have some questions like;…
Now in 2023, there are two dengue vaccines currently available in Thailand. The first one, known as Dengvaxia® was licensed in 2017 and the new one called Qdenga® was just available this year (2023). So there are many questions about dengue vaccine asked in our travel clinic including our online channels. The most common question…
WHO International Certificate of Vaccination and Prophylaxis (ICVP) If you plan to visit to yellow fever risk area i.e. in Africa and Latin America, you’re required to get the Yellow Fever vaccine. It is the only mandatory vaccine required by World Health Organization’s International Health Regulation (WHO-IHR 2005). And according to the IHR, passenger…
“What is the chance to get dengue infection while traveling in Southeast Asia?” is a very good question. But it is difficult to answer. Since at least we have to know two numbers; the first one is the total number of travelers in Southeast Asia and secondly we have to know how many of them…
[:en]Let’s go back to the question. Is it necessary to get rabies vaccine before travel in Southeast Asia? As in any vaccine; we have to consider the risk of getting the diseases and the cost/side-effect of vaccine. Benefit of vaccines should clearly outweight the cost and side-effect of vaccine. In that case we’ll recommend the…
Well, it depends…..before we will answer the above question. Let’s begin with some practical knowledge of rabies: 1. Rabies is a zoonotic disease (animal borne); you may get rabies when you are bitten/licked by infected animals. 2. It is a fatal disease with no effective treatment available. Once a patient develops symptoms; he/she will eventually die. So it is an…
