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17-04-2006, 08:46 PM
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| | | shots- eek!
can anyone tell me what kind of shots and innoculations i need before moving to hk, if any? | |
17-04-2006, 08:50 PM
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| | | you seemed to be a typical CT worrier.
You really don't need anything but given the exposure you will have here (especially a lot of sea food incl. shell fish) it is advisable to be up-to-date with you Hep injections.
Other than that you do not need anything else. You can always visit the doctor here and seek advise.
Don't worry...be cool. | |
17-04-2006, 10:27 PM
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| | You might wanna get a flu shot since you appear to be a little hypochondriacal. As you may know, we have some particularly virulent strains out in the Far East  heh, whoa, my 666th post. Mark of the beast  | |
17-04-2006, 11:57 PM
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| | | Definitely a flu shot. Flu season started about the time I arrived last month, and I got hit with a nasty one within 2 weeks. | |
18-04-2006, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by lowlight Definitely a flu shot. Flu season started about the time I arrived last month, and I got hit with a nasty one within 2 weeks. | And a flu shot in the US targetted at the strains that were prevalent in the US last year would have helped? | |
18-04-2006, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by jayinhongkong You might wanna get a flu shot since you appear to be a little hypochondriacal. As you may know, we have some particularly virulent strains out in the Far East heh, whoa, my 666th post. Mark of the beast |
hypochondriacal? jay i'll beat you up. i'm small, but since i'm asian i posess secret kung fu skills.
i'm asking because i was told by several people here that i'd have to get shots... | |
18-04-2006, 05:01 AM
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| | | In the the last few years they have developed a new hepatitis vaccine called "Twinrix" for Hep A and B. Hep B is very common amongst Asians so you may want to get the shot before you leave. It's also not a bad idea to get a tetanus update just to be safe.
That said, you don't *need* any shots if you really are afraid of needles.
p.s. if you plan on travelling a bit to the bush in some other countries, you may want to look into malaria treatments. | |
18-04-2006, 06:59 AM
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| | Distemper and rabies for a start
Seriously though you don't really need any injections. | |
18-04-2006, 09:49 AM
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| | | heh, if you haven't had an MMR in a while you might wanna get one of those. tetanus is good too if you haven't had once recently....nothing you really NEED though. | |
18-04-2006, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by PDLM And a flu shot in the US targetted at the strains that were prevalent in the US last year would have helped? | It seemed to help my girlfriend, who got a flu shot at work and didn't get the flu after living with me for a week.
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