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[melbournegirl]

Thought it might be worthwhile posting this from my recent experience to Thailand and Hong Kong. After coming back i got sick & spent alot of time and money in 2 hospitals oriental and western having lots of tests and eventually found out I had Hepatitis A. The good news is I can't get it again but I could have avoided this if I'd had the vaccine. I think you can get A/B combination now. And I met a young woman who had malaria from being in India for a week. So my advice would be to check what health precautions you need to take when travelling to certain areas.
It's not nice being sick in another country.
Happy travelling!

[xtchr]

Sorry to hear you got sick.
I did the course of Twinrix (Hep A and B) injections before I first came to Korea. It was 3 injections at about 3 months apart (from memory), and they were expensive, NZ$80 each time. It turns out they weren't even effective, my last blood test for a public school job showed that I was negative, I hadn't developed any immunity at all. The Doctor said that some people (a small percentage) don't 'take' to the immunisations, for whatever reason.
Anyway, that's just my experience, I still think it's better to be safe than sorry, and it's wise to get whichever vaccinations are recommended for travelling to certain areas.