We are going to the Maldives on Sunday and I have just found out that we need Jabs - HELP!!!

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When i booked this weeks ago, the Kuoni lady and my hubby said we didn't need any jabs but a school mum and the dr's receptionist said we do!!!!!!!!! AAARGGGH Am waiting for Dr's Nurse to call back,.,,,,can anyone confirm? We are going to Bandos for 2 weeks..........

what jabs do they say you need? they might be on the "recommended" list, but not the "essential" list?

Have a look here (I got it from the Foreign Office Website )
I think it says you don't need anything, but you'd need to check.

I've been to the Maldives a few times, and never had any jabs. Might be sensible to have your standard ones up to date (tetanus, etc) but don't think anything else is necessary.

Oh, very jealous
Sure I didn't have any, but recommendations may have changed....

www.mdtravelhealth.com/destinations/asia/maldives.html

When are you travelling there?. It may not be too late still to have a typhoid vaccination done for instance.

According to the above and netdoctor.co.uk you should have both typhoid and hep A vaccinations for the Maldives.

I didn't have any jabs

Oh no! Sorry!

This isn't going to turn into one of those threads like the "I'm going to buy myself a new watch" thread is it?

Should we all be saying "You should just be grateful you're going on holiday at all, and if you catch nasty diseases then it serves you right for not going to Bognor!"

Seriously, I know I'm lucky having been to the Maldives, and I can honestly say it is one of the most heavenly places on earth. I still dream about it. Mmmmmmmm.

we didn't get any when we went.

no jabs for us when we went either, neither time

I've recently had the typhoid and hep A jabs, why don't I go instead of you

I'd go with the NaTHNaC recommendations -- if you aren't in a high-risk category (visiting friends and relatives, long-term travellers, or exposed to conditions of poor sanitation) then I wouldn't worry about the jabs. It'll be too late for the Hep A jabs to take effect now anyway.

thank you all for your responding!!! Sorry I was so crap and didn't get back but the friggin computer went down! We ar nothaving jabs as basically is it not a necessity to travel..fingers crossd eh!