Originally Posted by
mmamminna
Hi guys, old thread, but relevant, I would be traveling around SE Asia for maybe 1 to 3 months. Just got a titer test and I am immune to MMR and all hepatitis.
So, researching : typhoid $120 one shot, Japanese Encephalitis 2 shots $375/shot total 750, Rabies 3 shots $380/each total 1140, Total 2085 with exam. Those for only 3 immunizations. I am not sure now how to prioritize as that seems like a lot of money but also I don't want to be ignorant. Going to Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodgia and Malyasia. Please share your thoughts on those countries. Thanks.
Christ, that's expensive. I, of course, don't know what type of health insurance you have, but if it's through Kaiser, they have a travel nurse that'll help out with all that, and the vaccines are $5-$25 each depending on if they're part of their formulary.
However, I've had to get hep A, typhoid, and Tdap shots/pills (in addition to the routine stuff you get as a kid) for the countries you listed (minus Indonesia and Laos) and stayed in large cities. Unless you're going to be handling or going to be in close proximity to animals, not sure you need the rabies vaccines. Check out the CDC's website for their recommendations.
For anti-malarial pills, they were recommended to me when I traveled to Myanmar, but I just sprayed on a ton of DEET instead and was OK.