Essential Vaccines Required for Travelling to India

 

Travelling to India can be an exciting adventure. But before your scheduled flight, you need to make all the necessary preparations to ensure that you will have fun during your trip. It includes getting different types of vaccinations for various diseases, including cholera vaccinations, hepatitis vaccinations, and rabies vaccinations.

 Aside from these vaccines, you may also get jabbed for other diseases to help prevent contracting different types of illnesses while you are out of the country. So before you pack your bags for your upcoming Indian trip, here are the things you need to know.

Types of Vaccines

The NHS recommends specific vaccines when travelling to India and other countries. It includes all the recommended vaccines in the UK, like the seasonal flu vaccine and MMR vaccines.

 You may also get several travel vaccines free from your GP if the NHS authorises them to administer immunisation services. It includes:

      Cholera

     Hepatitis A

     Typhoid

     Polio (given in a combined dose with diphtheria, tetanus, and polio)

 Meanwhile, every travel guide for India also recommends getting a dose of the following vaccine from a private clinic: The list of recommended vaccines includes.

      Rabies

     Hepatitis B

     Japanese encephalitis

     Tick-borne encephalitis

     Meningitis

     Tuberculosis (TB)

It would be best if you also get vaccinated against yellow fever. But you can only get this vaccine from authorised facilities in the country.

Additional Travel Tips

You must also learn more about what to know before travelling to India for a safer and more memorable trip. For example, one of the things you need to keep in mind is the risk of contracting malaria in the country. Unfortunately, there is no vaccine for this mosquito-borne disease.

 If you are travelling to the northeastern states of India, where the risk of malaria is high throughout the year, you may ask your GP to prescribe antimalaria tablets.

     You may also need to pack plenty of bug spray to prevent mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever and the Zika virus. 

Travel Safely

Aside from learning all the safety precautions when travelling to India, you also need to make an appointment with your GP to determine which vaccines you need to get before your trip. You may discuss your current health and medical history to determine if you are at high risk for any diseases. The doctor will also review your immunisation records and check your itinerary to give you more suggestions for a safer trip. 

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