Vaccinations for moving to the DR?

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buenviaje

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Moving to the North Coast in a month for a minimum 2-year stint of work. CDC suggests a rabies and Typhoid vaccination but I don't think I'll be in very rural areas or near too many animals. Any thoughts on this anyone?

Thanks very much in advance for any and all help!
 
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william webster

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both hep's A & B... we did typhoid too...... no malaria... tetanus = yes
in short , load up - why not?

take all the shots.... you are never far from animals...

you may hit one on the road
and you aren't far from animals - THEY are very close to animals regularly.
 
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sosuamatt

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Harleysrock said:
I don't have rabies and I volunteer with 2 Animal organizations but I like living on the edge.

I just got hep A&b and already had a tetanus shot neither were for moving here.
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Easton I have seen you pretty rabid on the odd occasion....just sayin.
 
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RV429

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I like William's cocktail: hep + typhoid + tetnus sounds good. I never did the typhoid though. Your TA post will bring out the malaria mafia. No to malaria here also.

william webster said:
both hep's A & B... we did typhoid too...... no malaria... tetanus = yes
in short , load up - why not?

take all the shots.... you are never far from animals...

you may hit one on the road
and you aren't far from animals - THEY are very close to animals regularly.
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CocoBoy

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When I moved here 10yrs ago, I had already received Hep B vaccine and boosters from two decades of performing hands on invasive patient care in the U.S. Nothing else.
 
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dv8

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when i moved here i did not get any special shots. tetanus i had in school, got additional shot here during operativo medico. human rabies is rare in DR so i would not bother with it. most of malaria cases are imported so again, this vaccine is not necessary. i know lots of folks who had hep vaccines back in europe so i guess this one is universally advisable.
 
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Jaime809

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buenviaje said:
Moving to the North Coast in a month for a minimum 2-year stint of work. CDC suggests a rabies and Typhoid vaccination but I don't think I'll be in very rural areas or near too many animals. Any thoughts on this anyone?

Thanks very much in advance for any and all help!
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There are *LOTS* of stray dogs and cats in DR, and some areas you ill not be able to avoid the rats as well.
 
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Auryn

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Upon moving to the DR for work purposes, the public health nurse pulled up a map and recommended that I should have Hep A/B, TDAP (Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussus), Typhoid, Rabies, and Anti- malaria pills. I had the Hep A/B previously, updated my TDAP, and got Typhoid. But I opted out of the Rabies vaccine ($600CDN) and have never taken any anti-malaria.

So the hep + typhoid + tetanus is what I had prior to moving down as well.
 
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malko

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I didnt get any special vaccine for the dr..... havent died of anything.....yet.

On a side note, a couple of years back, family from the UK came over to visit... being health freaks they got all vaccines recommemded by foreign office.....sick as dogs for 2 days....lol ( thankfully while still in the UK ).....
 
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