Hi, I am soon to be flying to Singapore, traveling up through Malaysia and through Thailand. I will then be working on a conservation project on Koh Tao an island off Thailand and then flying to Vietnam where I am planning to travel down the east coast. I shall be traveling in these areas for approximately 5 months.
I've already had Typhoid, Hepatitis A and B vaccinations free on the NHS and I was just wondering if you feel it is necessary to have Rabies and Japanese Encephalitis vaccinations? These are VERY expensive (approximately £400) so I wanted to be positive that I needed them before I bought them. What are the risks if I don’t have them?

Hi guys,

My girlfriend and I are planning a very similar trip, starting in Indonesia this coming September and working our way through South East Asia and flying back out of Vietnam 6 months later. Again we have just started looking into the cost of jabs and they really are astronomical! We were budgeting about 200 quid max but as you mention the private clinics tend to push rabies and Japanese Encephalitis on you as something you should definitely consider, pushing the prices for everything up to around 4-00-500 pounds. We will be volunteering for a couple of months in Cambodia so we do want to take the necessary precautions and so are probably going to bite the bullet and definitely go for Japanese Encephalitis, Rabies we are still undecided though. However, we did go to our GP and get typhoid and Hep A, but were informed Hep B is not on the NHS? Just wanted to ask you when you went to your GP to get it free. Also, since writing this post, if you've found anywhere cheap that you could recommend to us that would be great!
All the best and hope you have a great trip.
Cheers, Seb

Hi,
Hep B is free on the NHS if you are travelling, but if they aks if its connected to work they will charge

Sounds like you're well prepared having the hepatitus vaccines already. Given the length and ype of travel you're palnning, you may want to consider a jab for cholora, and definitely get a "gamma globulin" injection to boost your immune system prior to leaving. Can't imagine anyone getting shots for Rabies and Japanese Encephalitis.