Health-related travel links

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Here are some helpful links regarding health-related information and preparations for travel in China and Japan:

Lonely Planet
- General Travel Health page

Center for Disease Control (CDC):
- Health Information for China
- Health Information for Japan

World Health Organization (WHO):
- International Travel and Health for China
- International Travel and Health for Japan

You may want to schedule a checkup with your physician prior to the study tour. Know that temperatures and humidity in China and Japan during our travel time will be EXTREME, especially the humidity.

I can recommend a very good travel clinic that I went to in February for a flu shot and Hepatitis A vaccination prior to a short visit to Bali. The Healthy Traveler Clinic in Pasadena provides physician consultations and vaccinations on-site. You have to make an appointment beforehand and it is a bit more expensive than what you can probably get through health insurance-covered visits, but I thought it was worth it for a thoroughly pleasant experience - well, as pleasant as shots can be, anyway.

-Miranda

[Anonymous]

For all those Kaiser members like myself, you need to make an appointment to get vaccinations for travel. They can book up quickly. I just had them yesterday and there are 3 that are required for China (at least according to Kaiser) - Hep A, typhoid, and tetanus if you dont have that already.

[Anonymous]

I went to the County Health Department and got about $543 worth of shots. 5 in the left arm and 3 in the right arm. 😀 Fun fun fun.

[Anonymous]

Richard,

5 Shots!! Maybe you were counting all the additions to the Tetanus (Pertussis and Diphtheria?). Or did you get the Hep B? Anyway, I got mine too. I felt a little sore after. Also, the doctor said that it might be worthwhile to get some probiotics at 'Whole Foods" or the like to prepare for the different bacterial environment. I have been doing some research and have read that European travelers do this often. Has anyone heard about this?

Betse

[Anonymous]

I've been taking probiotics for years. It helps with digestion and overall health of a person. You can buy them for much cheaper at Trader Joes and you dont need to refrigerate them.

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