Vaccinations for SE Asia - gap year travelling

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DD is shortly off to the usual places: Thailand, Vietnam, Laos & Bali. I've searched the internet for hours to find which vaccines are compulsory or highly recommended, but I'm just going around in circles.

I don't want to solely rely on asking the GP: I've lost a lot of trust in the medical profession (personal reasons) and worry they'll just recommend everything if it makes them some money.

I don't want her to have any unless they're absolutely necessary or required to enter the country.

Try "fit for travel" website. Does country by country.
Diphtheria tetanus polio should be up to date
Will need hep A and typhoid definitely and my daughter had rabies for Bali. Felt it was a lot safer. Also think about hep B. Malaria needs to be looked at too. Try a travel clinic. in Scotland GPs no longer do travel vaccines as it was so much work and not worth any money we could charge.

There are very few vaccines that are required for entry to a country. So legally I would be surprised if she needs any for SE Asia unless yellow fever exposure on route is a risk .

If she gets one of the diseases, the consequences can be huge. Rabies is 100% fatal and if you're unvaccinated has a small timeframe to get the right help.

What is recommended to her will depend not just on the country but where in the country, type of accommodation, how off grid.

I personally would take advice from a travel clinic. They won't give her stuff to make money. But they will do strong recommendations. They should also be clear which you can get free on the NHS and which you have to pay for. I got stuff like typhoid, polio, MMR, tetanus etc free. Japanese encephalitis, malaria and rabies you pay for. Hepatitis is variable.

There's hardly anything that's really needed. GP surgeries know next to nothing about travel vaccinations and some travel clinics will advise anything that they can get you to pay for. But if you've researched you can tell them what you don't feel necessary.

A tetanus booster is a good idea. Anti malarials (tablets not a vaccine) as advised (the internet will tell you all about them and which drug you should have for which country) and you can just order from an online pharmacist.

I only got rabies pre- exposure vaccine for poor countries in sub Saharan Africa, where it's impossible to get to a good hospital within the time limit after a bite (and where dogs are most likely to not be vaccinated). I wouldn't, and didn't bother for SEA.

Thank you all so much for your replies. All saying different things, but all useful to help us make a decision.