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Cheaper to get vaccinated here or in Korea?

 
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jennad



Joined: 02 Dec 2010
Location: San Diego
PostPosted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:42 pm    Post subject: Cheaper to get vaccinated here or in Korea? Reply with quote
While I'm teaching in Korea, I plan to use vacation time to travel (Thailand, Cambodia, etc.) Unfortunately my current insurance doesn't cover travel vaccinations, so they referred me to a travel clinic where the average price for these sorts of vaccines is $400.

Would it be cheaper to get these in Korea?

Vaccines I need:

-Hepatitis A and B
-Typhoid
-Malaria
-Yellow Fever? (not sure if I need this one)
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4024anna



Joined: 04 Nov 2009
Location: pyeongchon, anyang-si
PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pretty sure there is no such thing as an effective malaria vaccine...?
Don' t think you need yellow fever for SE Asia, hep B is super cheap (like $5) from local government health clinics, and hep A is about $50 from a doctors out here.
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jennad



Joined: 02 Dec 2010
Location: San Diego
PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
4024anna wrote:
Pretty sure there is no such thing as an effective malaria vaccine...?
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Was thinking of the pills, which I hear are pretty expensive.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
jennad wrote:
4024anna wrote:
Pretty sure there is no such thing as an effective malaria vaccine...?
.


Was thinking of the pills, which I hear are pretty expensive.


Depends on what pills you want and where you are going.

Doxycycline is cheap in Thailand and available OTC.

Your other vaccines are cheap and easy to get in Korea.

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4024anna



Joined: 04 Nov 2009
Location: pyeongchon, anyang-si
PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I got 90 days worth of doxycycline here for 30,000won. The doctor told malarone was cheaper here than in UK or US too.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The pharmacy next to my house in Thai charges $12 for 90 caps of Doxy.
The pharmacy in the hospital charges $15.

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Riker



Joined: 28 Dec 2010
PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
doxycycline is pretty toxic stuff. Especially considering how much you have to take to make an effective prophylaxis for malaria.

If your not getting slightly ill, your not taking enough. Don't even think about drinking on that stuff if you want to avoid scarring your liver.

You would be much better off wearing Deet spray ( above 10%) and longer clothing.
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loubird



Joined: 27 May 2010
PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you have the national health insurance once you get to Korea, it is wayyy cheaper than doing it at home (provided your home is the U.S.). I'd just wait 'till you come over.
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jennad



Joined: 02 Dec 2010
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Riker wrote:
doxycycline is pretty toxic stuff. Especially considering how much you have to take to make an effective prophylaxis for malaria.

If your not getting slightly ill, your not taking enough. Don't even think about drinking on that stuff if you want to avoid scarring your liver.

You would be much better off wearing Deet spray ( above 10%) and longer clothing.


Is Doxy what most people take...? Doesn't sound too appealing.
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jennad



Joined: 02 Dec 2010
Location: San Diego
PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
loubird wrote:
If you have the national health insurance once you get to Korea, it is wayyy cheaper than doing it at home (provided your home is the U.S.). I'd just wait 'till you come over.


Thanks, that's the answer I was hoping I'd get! SO expensive here! (And yeah, I'm in the U.S.)
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