Get advice well in advance

It’s best to get advice about vaccinations at least eight weeks before you’re due to travel. If you do need new vaccinations, some jabs need to be given well in advance so that they can work properly.

You also need to make sure your existing vaccinations for the UK are up to date, such as polio and tetanus. If they’re not, you can arrange booster jabs.
Where to get advice and information

See your GP or practice nurse for advice about travel vaccinations. They can also tell you about protecting yourself from malaria.

Immunisations

Immunisation advice from the NHS for Far East countries:

	Tetanus	HepA	HepB	J.Enc	Diphtheria	Typhoid	Cholera	Polio	Rabies
JAPAN	U		S	S
HONG KONG	U	U	S
CHINA	U	U	S	S	U	S	S	U	S
S.KOREA	U	U	S	S		S			S
VIETNAM	U	U	S	S	U	U	S		S
SINGAPORE	U		S	S
MALAYSIA	U	U	S		U	U	S
THAILAND	U	U	S	S	U	S	S		S
INDONESIA	U	U	S	S	U	U	S		S

Information from www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk

U	= courses or boosters usually advised
S	= vaccines sometimes advised

HepA, HepB = Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B
J.Enc.= Japanese Encephalitis

Malaria

Links below are to the malaria maps in www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk.

The named areas (shaded darker red on the maps) are areas of high risk: antimalarials are advised.

JAPAN	none
HONG KONG	none
CHINA	Yunnan province
VIETNAM	Central highland provinces
KOREA	Precautions needed in north, tablets not usually required
SINGAPORE	none
MALAYSIA	Temara Negara National Park
THAILAND	Hilly border areas
INDONESIA	Central Java, Lombok

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