After two weeks of playing phone tag with the Henderson County Health Department I finaly got my travel vaccinations this week. Most of the vaccinations are part of the routine requirements to attend school which means that all I needed was a shot for Typhoid and a prescription for Malaria medication. They recomend that I get vaccinated for Hepatitas A & B, but I will look into other option for this because it would cost an additional $270 which I was not prepared to spend right now. The Tyhpoid shot and the consult added up to $114 and the Hep A & B is a series of 3 shots which cost $90 each. I will be checking into getting the Hep A & B from the clinic on campus to see if they have a discounted rate for students. I plan to get the first round about a week or two before going on the trip because the second shot is due one month after the first and this will allow me to be protected while in Honduras but I will also have the option of getting the other two shots after my return. The good thing about the Hep A & B shots is that after the series is complete they last a lifetime where as the Typhoid shot only lasts two years. The CDC also recomends a Rabies shot but I passed on that one because I don’t plan to spend much time with animals and I will heed the warning I have recieved about not petting the wild dogs which wonder the streets. Also, if I did get bitten by an animal we will be staying at the regional medical facility and I’m sure they would have the capabilities to handel Rabies. For more information on the recomendations of the CDC, check out this link (http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/honduras.aspx).
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