Low health risk MR destinations
#46
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 342
I am looking for some ideas for long distance interesting MR destinations that one can do mini-vacation MRs (1-5 days), that generally meet the following criteria:
1. No vaccinations are needed, if staying only in the destination city (i.e., no visits to low sanitation suburban areas), with low risk exposure (avoiding street food, eating in high quality establishments, etc).
2. No risk from crazy scary exotic diseases (e.g., mosquito born hemorrhagic fevers, again, if staying in the city)
3. Do not have to tape mouth when in shower, when staying in 4-5 star major western hotel chains in the city (Hiltons, Marriotts, etc).
I take it as a given that all Europe and Australia are like that, but I would like suggestions for South America, Asia, and S. Africa.
I believe PEK, HKG, EZE, and TYO likely meet these criteria, and I am sure many more cities in these regions, and I would like additional suggestions. I understand this is somewhat subjective and perhaps a bit controversial topic, but I would like to hear some suggestions.
1. No vaccinations are needed, if staying only in the destination city (i.e., no visits to low sanitation suburban areas), with low risk exposure (avoiding street food, eating in high quality establishments, etc).
2. No risk from crazy scary exotic diseases (e.g., mosquito born hemorrhagic fevers, again, if staying in the city)
3. Do not have to tape mouth when in shower, when staying in 4-5 star major western hotel chains in the city (Hiltons, Marriotts, etc).
I take it as a given that all Europe and Australia are like that, but I would like suggestions for South America, Asia, and S. Africa.
I believe PEK, HKG, EZE, and TYO likely meet these criteria, and I am sure many more cities in these regions, and I would like additional suggestions. I understand this is somewhat subjective and perhaps a bit controversial topic, but I would like to hear some suggestions.
BKK meets your criteria but I guess you'd be off put by garbage on the ground. KUL and SIN are obviously fine, too.
And all of S Africa and Namibia and Botswana meets your criteria as Nam and S Africa have potable water everywhere (I drink it every day, out of a pipes in the forest, too)
Mozambique is rad but it's a malaria zone so i guess that's a no go.
#48
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: WORLD
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Hep A: 10 years valid
Hep B: if you take the 3x thing, and your blood work is OK after test: lifetime (why int he hell not do this?)
--> for Heb B: don't forget it's not all about water here, if you get into hospital and they use wrong blood, needles....you are
Yellow fewer: actually I never needed it but i have it. why? I don't want to go get those vaccins just before an unplanned trip.
then i have a few others for travel and of course the usual.
#49
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Definitely get the basics. Hep A and B, Tetanus, MMR. Hep A and B are especially important because it is very common in China and other parts of Asia. You can get it from badly handled food.
#50
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All of those are worth getting even if you live in the US or another similar Western country. There are small but regular hepatitus outbreaks in the US. Pertussis is on the rise in the US as well due to anti-vaxxers, but is still a relatively low risk.
#51
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Even here in the US, they are now recommending a Pertussis booster for adults who have not had one in the last 5 years if there is a new baby in the family to protect the infant. They call "cocooning." Easy enough to get, Pertussis is the "P" in the TDAP or DTaP vaccine, commonly known as a tetanus shot.
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