Could anyone let me know the cost of vaccinations required for Turkey and how long before you travel do you need them,
thanks

My GP is doing them free and recommends they be done 2-4 weeks before travel.

HTH

Thanks HTH
I will give the doctors a call and make an appointment.

hi there,

went to see the nurse for our booster of Hep A in march as we were in the maldives last yr and had the whole kaboodle then.

we are taking the kids this year and she looked on their recommendations and said they only needed Hep A as we are on a large complex and not likely to be roaming around too much, nor living with the locals. she said we did not need typhoid.

kelly
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Hi, please can anyone adivise about whether or not you have to have vaccinations for going to Turkey, Im a bit confused, some say yes others no
Please which is right.

Vaccinations are not needed for the tourist resorts of Turkey.

We have been going for 12 years and have never had them. If you are worried speak to your doctor's practice nurse or your local pharmacist.

Enjoy your holiday.

Guidelines recommend Hep A, and Typhoid.
I know loads of people who never have jabs, my sister included, and she is a Practice Nurse!
We had them, just because I could never forgive myself if the kids caught anything.
Tracey

HI!

Like many folks on this forum I have been travelling to Turkey for a number of years and benefited from the experiences of those who contribute to this and other such sites. Whilst this is brilliant and helpful I can't help but feel that sometimes it is more prudent to take the overall advice of a health professional such as your GP to that of a frequent visitor to your intended tourist destination. Yes we can listen to the views of the local population, yes we can try and comprehend the subjective views of fellow tourist but at the end of the day we really should consider the bigger picture and accept the opinions issued by our GP's. My wife and I have both had the hep A and Typhoid jab, and we will take the over the counter medicine for malaria prior to our visit in July, not because our fellow travellers say it is not necesary but rather because my extremely professional and qualified GP says it is recommended. This is an important issue, go to your GP and ask? for goodness sake this is important!

Although jabs aren't mandatory I'd say it's better to be safe than sorry.
You don't have to have them every time you travel either as typhoid covers you for 3 years and hep A for 10 (but you need 2 jabs six months apart for this one). They're free & relatively painless anyway (just a quick scratch)! so why not just get them done? We had ours last year, including the kids age 10,11 & 14, no probs.

Julesx

But not necessarily free. My NHS GP charges adults a lot for jabs! £25 just for tetanus booster.

True - different NHS practices charge different prices for injections.

Yep sorry that's right, forgot some practices charge!
If you know someone who's registered with a non-charging GP though you could always say you're staying with them for a while (as long as it's less than 3 months) fill out a temporary resident form and get them for free!

Julesx

I have never taken anything for Malaria when visiting Turkey as I was told by my nurse that it was not neccessary. I have however had all of the injections mentioned as they were advisable.

The first time we went which was 11 years ago my whole family had them done and we have all had the follow ups required. Maybe there is little chance of caching Hep A or Typhoid in the resorts but if you did catch them would you be covered by your insurance? I doubt it.

My reasoning is, better safe than sorry, it is after all little more than a scratch.

Jim.

Hi, We were told by our practice nurse to log on to the MASTA website which gives you up to date information on what you need in the way of injections and mosquito tablets for wherever you go in the world. We had to pay about £3 and then print off the information and take to the doctors with us. We did not need mosquito tablets and just a booster for the usual injections. The pharmacist will also be able to give you information as they have a book which is updated about every three months.

Well just got mine yesterday Diptheria,Polio and tetnus Booster and they now recommend Typhoid as well. My NHS GP relieved me of £55 for that, they kindly took the £30 consultancy fee off the total. I really gave it second thoughts about not having them. Particularly, as I went to Africa in the 90's took all my anti malarial drugs and still got Malaria.

I am absolutely astounded that some GPs charge for holiday vaccinations - I work in a surgery, and all our advice and imms are absolutely free, with the exception of Yellow Fever. You have to be a registered centre to offer Yellow Fever, and there arent many around, so patients from all over the area come to us for Yellow Fever.
As far as I am aware, none of the GPs charge in our area - I wonder if it is an NHS Trust policy to charge in some areas?
Gosh, I would really like to show some of our moaning patients this thread, and just show them how lucky they are
Tracey

hey everyone just need some info about going to turkey - marmaris

do you need to get injections before you go? my girlfriends mum said we need them?

me and missus get faint from needles/injections lol
please shead some light on this as we our picking up a bargin in beqonville hotel at £253.40 each for the week

We have been going for 4 years this time and NO injections for us