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What innoculations does an adult need for working in Taiwan for a year (teaching)? |
Travel Info My 22 year old son will be teaching English in Taiwan from August 2007 - August 2008. What innoculations are needed and what additional ones are advised. Travel Tips Don't worry about the inoculations. The doctors can sort that out. Just make sure he doesn't score with any lady boys. They are becoming a nuisance and hitting on all the single foreigners. Most have had the op, but some have all the tackle and then some boobs also. They are cheap though. About a pound a night if he was that way. You know, learning. Source(s): A friend who scored then got more than betty davis Other Travel Tips go to your local travel clinic - you will need to give details of where you are staying - what type of are - urban/countryside and distance from a hospital and access to medical care - ie if you are in a group is there a doctor with you etc You could try this site, it might help http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedul... I have been traveling around Asia for many years and have not had a single shot. I have also lived in Taiwan for a year one two separate occasions. Taiwan also has an excellent medical fund (which he'll get as a teacher), that'll take care of any problems. If you really want to get something, consider a hepatitis shot. If you need more info or help on Taiwan, drop me an email. Don't worry, and seeing doctors are cheap in Taiwan, just about 8-9pounds . He can consider getting the Hep B vaccine. This is spread by blood contact or sexual activity. its a 3 week course with a booster after 12 months. Japanese B Encephalitis (Dengue fever) has making some re-appearances of late here and there in southern Taiwan. I believe under 10 cases back in March. maybe 2 people died. Older. or children. Nothing else I am aware of since. Check the WHO site for more info on that. If no vaccine exists just cover up with LIGHT long pants and carry a light long sleeved shirt- and you can consider getting a mosquito net for your bed. An electric fan works well enough for me for years. others to consider: Typhoid- really only if you are living in VERY remote areas. It generally is only in very filthy places. Most of Taiwan is, if not clean every minute, at least tolerable. Essentially its like wandering around New York City -with a strong Chinese cultural influence. Garbage pickup is excellent in the major cities and many cities in Western countries can learn from Taiwan's excellent recycling collection programs. Often the garbage trucks zip by an area 3 times a day. In market areas up to 6 or 8 times a day, usually accompanied by the recycle trucks as well. Most water he will drink will come either from bottles at 7-11. or from treated water machines that sell it cheaply on corners for 5nt to fill a 4L bottle. Or he can just invest in a water filtration system and machine. Diptheria and Tetanus. (probably you will already have it done growing up. Make sure its up to date. If you are very worried.) for way better info than I can give you check: http://www.who.int/en/ --if you want to bring a small medical pack with you consider bringing vitamins (they are cheaper in Canada at least than here) Bring some kind of antibacterial cream (available here, but you may have trouble ID-ing it. gauze and medical tape. Band-aids are called 'OK Balm' by the locals- if he knows that he can save himself some trouble when hunting around in the pharmacies.) The medical system here is excellent and once he has a legal ARC (alien resident certificate) he has full health coverage under the government health care program. That means for average preventative doctor visits he only pays 100NT to 150 NT. Of course if he has serious problems things can get pricier, but for the average injuries like scrapes and minor bone fractures from traffic- its not too bad. Worry more about traffic than disease. Overnights in hospitals cost around 3000Nt a night. Then the surgeries and certain specific exotic medicines may cost more but most are covered by the government health care. Travel health insurance can be a good idea still. SARS currently is nowhere to be seen. Bird Flu so far has not been reported here. |
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