Should Expats Get Vaccinated Before Coming to Thailand or After Arrival?

Double check your insurance, if you have it. My pharmacy plan covered 100%, but my health plan didn’t cover anything.

I just recently got Qdenga vaccine 2x shots

For Dengue fever

But can only get if previously infected with Dengue (very very nasty and can be fatal second time around)

Don’t need any vaccines here in Thailand!!! This is not the States!! Been here 30 years and never heard of anyone getting any vaccines apart from the Covid era!

Does one know where to get shingles vaccine - I did the first one in the US and now due for the second one. I live in Don Muang area around the airport.

Really depends where you're going. If you're sticking to urban areas you probably don't need any but probably not a bad idea to make sure you're up to date on tetanus etc. if you're going up north into jungle territory then Japanese encephalitis may need worth getting but get some in Thailand

In 28 years I have never been vaccinated for anything sometimes I wish I was vaccinated against women in general because sometimes they gave me a headache lol hahaha 😂😂😂

None at all!!!

Thank me later!!!

Don't get any of that shit.

Good to see people are educating themselves about vaccines.

Of course I would protect myself. And did. There are more I will get, especially mosquitoes born diseases as it protects others as well. You don’t want to spread a problem in a country that isn’t yours.

You don't need any

They are quite cheap to get in Thailand. But in UK some are free. It all depends on what you've had previously, if they need updating and if you want any added protection. Only you and your Dr can decide that. I'm having my HepA because it's out of date. But that's because someone's recently returned to UK infected and extremely sick. I've decided to get mine updated.

Vaccines take a few weeks to become effective

Forget the prick Rick IMHO

Depends on your travel duration , some vaccines require a waiting period before they are considered optimally effective or require multiple shots with time between them

None..pls don't inject poison into you

Considering the problems the Covid vaccinations have caused vaccinations is a decision you make alone obviously doctors dont really know if there would be problems or not.Maybe you could flip a coin. Doctors will tell you to have vaccinations its where their money comes from

Only One Needed is Tetanus

Clinic will likely be cheaper than the hospitals here, the private hospitals that is, although the private hospitals do have packages which save a little but not a great deal but definitely cheaper than in Australia. My daughter has had all her shots (about 16 so far) from Bangkok Hospital here in CM.

Don’t need anything

recommended is the key word here...why would you have any? wake up

Most everything is way cheaper in Thailand.

Clinics are walk in, no appt needed.

Why spend money, much more money, ahead of time?

Remember your doctor and big pharma only want to make money off you and don't care about your health .... up to you!

Best one to get is the pneumonia vaccine H1N1, if you want, Government has issued a warning, many people come and get in the first week here.

But as they say here " Up to you"

The VA recommended my spouse get typhoid flu and Japanese encephalitis. We also got an RX of an antibiotic to take with in case of maleria diagnosis.

@Rick *********

You can wait till you are on US Medicare. Vaccines are free, at that point (in the US). Hepatitis vax is a good idea. I thought HepA was all I needed, since I'm not in the "B" lifestyle. A doc asked me, "What if you need a tranfusion, after an accident?" 🤔 A point well taken. Got the HepAB combination vax series...just to be safe. Doesn't hurt, and free when you're a US geezer. Once you're over there, or back in the US, consider getting checked for parasites (roundworms, hookworms, etc). We worked refugee clinics up on the Thai-Myanmar border, and ALL the patients we saw were treated for parasites. Easy treatment (one pill), but extremely common. Don't let that stop you from going though. :-)

Thailand is cheaper than most other countries but some vaccines take weeeks before they work!

Do you need them? I never got any and have been to Africa, Middleast, Asia etc. If u stay in Thailand u wont need them.

Been here 25+ years. IMO no vax is needed.

You don't need any end of story

Been to Thailand over the last 10-11 years never had one , think unless your camping out the worse you can get is dengue fever , but don’t know if there’s a shot for this ?

What vaccines? I know American media preaches about false viruses, the democrat way. But you don’t need any here.

Definitely cheaper to get them in Thailand. When I looked up the price to get Japanese Encephalitis vaccine in the US it was $800. In Thailand it's less than $20.

Here's the clinic I like to use, in a university hospital.