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kangnam mafioso
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: Teheranno
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 Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:32 am Post subject: anyone not get shots for korea? |
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has anyone (or any one) not gotten vaccinations for korea and later regretted it?
how important is it?
the cdc recommends a lot of shots and not everyone has that kind of time/money before departing for korea.
hepatitus (and anything else you can't get rid of) is kind of worrisome.[/i] |
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Captain Courageous
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Location: Bundang and loving it
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: |
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| I didn't. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I didn't either. |
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Travelous Maximus
Joined: 15 Jan 2007
Location: Nueva Anglia
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Why pay for a Hepatitis shot? You can get Hapatitis in Korea, for free! |
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venus
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Near Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I never. Doc in UK said didn't need them. |
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goodgood
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Nope- not necessary for Korea. |
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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure but it may be wise to get a hepatitis shot.
In korea they take 3 consecutive visits to get, what a performance. I got the first 2 but forgot to go back for the third. hassle... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| goodgood wrote: |
| Nope- not necessary for Korea. |
Actually, Hep A and Hep B are endemic here.
Hep A you can get from eating a Korean style dinner. It only takes one infected worker to ruin your liver.
To catch Hep B you need more intimate contact. Keep your pec?er in your pants and you will probably be OK.
hmmm.... 20 something testosterone loaded young males.... better get Hep B too.
A tetnus booster just makes sense if you haven't had one since elementary school.
If you are going to be out in a rural area it may be in your best interest to get a shot for Japanese encephalitis as well. Only takes 1 bad mogie to get you.
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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I didnt, but over the xmas of 2005-6 I was in Cambodia and had all my shots then, so they are all valid.
I cut my finger badly last December and was given a tetanus shot then, I seem to have them every few years. I am rarely sure when I had the last, and there is no harm with tetanus having them frequently, so I just get another. The pain is usually less than what I am being offered it for...
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ChuckECheese
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Get hippo A, B, & C shots before coming. |
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