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hommeybeg
Joined: 03 Jun 2009
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 Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:46 am Post subject: Vaccinations |
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| How difficult and costly is it to get vaccinations for travelling once you are in Korea? |
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WendyRose
Joined: 10 Dec 2008
Location: hanam-si, seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on the type of inoculations you need to get and how many of them, as well. Also depends on the country where you currently live so we can properly compare! ;D
At any rate, if you have health insurance here Korean healthcare is quite affordable. It's even cheaper than US costs without health insurance. |
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D.D.
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I suggest you do some serious reading about the negative effects of vaccinations first. I think there is a good page on facebook that talks about all the negative effects. |
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hommeybeg
Joined: 03 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:19 am Post subject: |
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I am from the U.S. Some vaccinations are only good for a year or so, that is why I want to get them in Korea. I want to travel extensively after my year assignment.
How does the healthcare system in Korea work? |
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WendyRose
Joined: 10 Dec 2008
Location: hanam-si, seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:53 am Post subject: |
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| hommeybeg wrote: |
I am from the U.S. Some vaccinations are only good for a year or so, that is why I want to get them in Korea. I want to travel extensively after my year assignment.
How does the healthcare system in Korea work? |
As long as you are employed then you contribute 4.5% of your monthly salary into the healthcare fund (your employer matches it). Then, when you need to go to the doctor you bring your insurance paper and that's that.
I recently needed to go to the doctor for tonsillitis. It cost me less than 6,000 won (about $5) for the 20 minute visit with the doctor and 5 day prescription that included 4 pills taken 3 times a day. I would consider that very cheap.
As for actual shots and whatnot, I'm not sure. When I first got here and had my health check up it cost me 60,000 won for teeth, eyes, xray, physical exam. That's about $50 USD.
Good luck! |
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laurag_yig
Joined: 10 May 2009
Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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If you're curious about vaccines for South Korea, I found this site helpful:
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/south-korea.aspx
You can also search other countries in Asia to see what the CDC recommends.
I'm in the same boat as you as far as not being sure about whether I should wait til I get to Korea and save some $$$, or fork over the $1700 for all of the shots here at a U.S. travel clinic....
--Laura |
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losing_touch
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Location: Ulsan - I think!
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 4:27 am Post subject: |
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| WendyRose wrote: |
| As long as you are employed then you contribute 4.5% of your monthly salary into the healthcare fund (your employer matches it). Then, when you need to go to the doctor you bring your insurance paper and that's that. |
Wow, your health insurance is very expensive. Pension is 4.5%. Health insurance is less. I think it is somewhere around 2.5%. |
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WendyRose
Joined: 10 Dec 2008
Location: hanam-si, seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:10 am Post subject: |
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| losing_touch wrote: |
| WendyRose wrote: |
| As long as you are employed then you contribute 4.5% of your monthly salary into the healthcare fund (your employer matches it). Then, when you need to go to the doctor you bring your insurance paper and that's that. |
Wow, your health insurance is very expensive. Pension is 4.5%. Health insurance is less. I think it is somewhere around 2.5%. |
I obviously got the two confused as the price for insurance doesn't change in korea... |
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losing_touch
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| WendyRose wrote: |
| I obviously got the two confused as the price for insurance doesn't change in korea... |
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hommeybeg
Joined: 03 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:48 am Post subject: |
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Thank you all for the info.
I have all of the long lasting vaccs. I'll just need to get the short-term ones. Hopefully, it won't be that difficult in Korea. |
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billietea
Joined: 03 May 2009
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I live in a rural area where we can't get Typhoid...docs won't even order it for me...got tet/dyp for free...got hep a and b for 150,000 won...gal here got hep while working and I figured it just made sense to take advantage of having health care in SK. hope this helps...smiles |
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