Vaccinations are SCARY!

I have had a terrible cold for about three weeks, which finally brought me to the doctor today. It turns out I have brochitis and am spending the day on the couch with my laptop and my new puppy, Maisy. She's a mintiature schauzer/poodle mix, a "schnoodle," that we got the day after Thanksgiving. Bob and I are in love with her; she's really filled a hole in our lives.

Anyhoo, lets get to the reason for this post. While I was at the doctor today, I asked about vaccinations for India. Dr. Sahar explained that every area requires different vaccinations and I need to consult the US Department of Health to determine what is required for our specific destination of Mumbai. He said that his practice could handle some of the vaccinations if we gave him notice, but Yellow Fever is only adminstered by specified clinics. (We will need the Yellow Fever vaccination.)

After reading what the Deptartment of Health had to say, I found a one-stop travel clinic that will handle all of our vaccinations, including Yellow Fever. We will also have to get anti-malarial drugs, which are a little pricey. It costs, from what I could find, somewhere around $75-100 per person for a two-week supply of Malarone.

It looks like Bob will be getting some shots this time, too!

Here are the links...

Health Department
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationIndia.aspx

Travel Health Clinic (NJ):
http://www.passporthealthnj.com/