What vaccines should I get for Thailand?

[solun]

I think these are a few, anything else I should consider?

• Rabies
• Typhoid 
• Japanese Encephalitis

[CaribbeanDelight]

Since I'm staying in bigger cities the advice I got was Hep A and DTP/DPT.

I also got Rabies and Hep B just in case and for future trips.

[FunkMaster]

Japanese encephalitis is extremely rare but if you get it you basically die, so it's up to your risk tolerance.  Personally I don't get it because I stick to the city, but I've been told by a doctor that if you're planning on going to any jungle areas you should get it.

Rabies is a good idea because of all the soi dogs and other wildlife wandering around.  It's a multi dose vaccine so you have to plan ahead.

Typhoid is a good idea because of flooding and sewerage / food sanitation issues.

All the hepatitis vaccines are a good idea if you're doing P4P.

You might want to look into boosters for tetanus, whooping cough and polio if you haven't had them for a while.

Don't get a dengue fever vaccine unless you've had dengue before.  Risk of dengue in a city is tiny anyway.

[pasta man]

9 hours ago, FunkMaster said:

Risk of dengue in a city is tiny anyway.

Actually Dengue is more common in urban areas than rural areas. Population density is a risk factor. The transmission train is human->mosquito->human so put a bunch of people together and add some mosquitoes and it spreads.

[atsawinx]

On 8/31/2022 at 1:58 AM, FunkMaster said:

Japanese encephalitis is extremely rare but if you get it you basically die, so it's up to your risk tolerance. 

I just did some research, it seems 1 in 250 cases develop symptoms more severe than that of the flu, where it spreads to the brain, at which point 1 out 3 patients die. I wouldn't get vaccined after seeing these stats, personally.

[kona555555]

I’d recommend updating your Tetnus as there is lots of rusty metal everywhere.  I did the Hep series just in case.  Also, if you are older, shingles. That is super painful said the people that have had it.  Other than that, probably pretty good otherwise.

I’d suggest starting on probiotics before you get here.  “Bangkok belly” is no fun.  It’s helped me I think.  Only have had 2 issues and they didn’t take me down for days like most folks.   Just projectile vomiting and felt fine after getting rid of the “bad food”.