Bluepeterno1
Re: Do you still need Jabs for turkey?
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When i first started going to turkey i did not bother with any jags ,but i am diabetyic and realised after a few years listening to people telling me i did not need them,that i may well do , i started to research a bit deeper and realised i was putting myself in danger by not taking them .You hear some people saying you only need them if you are going outside the big resorts and only going to small villages and such ,but a turkish doctor once told me that ,that was not strictly true, especially if you are going to markets and the likes in the resorts ,a lot of the vendors in these markets especially the fruit and veg travel down from the mountains from small villages and such , he reckoned that they had the potential to carry different infections . Now i make sure myself and my family are well protected by taking any sort of injections recommended. Better to be safe than sorry .
Bluepeterno1
Bluepeterno1
We are going to Antayla at the end of April. We had Typhoid, Hep A and Diphtheira, these were recommended by our GP. Our school boosters covered us for Tetanus and Polio even though we are in our 50s. Some areas do require malaria cover but med coast was ok at that time of year. The surgery printed off a list showing all different areas of turkey and recommended jabs. They were free and if we go back for a booster in 6 months we are covered for 20 years. Sue
hey!ive been following this thread with interest as im contemplating getting my jabs as im going for 6-7 months and will also be staying in non touristic parts too, im not sure which jabs are needed though!? i googled it and ended up with some list so can anyone advise me better please?!thankyou in advance!x
i work in a gp surgery and we recommend hepatitis A, typhoid and tetanus be in date depending where you go in turkey esp non tourist area there are a few areas that they recommend to take malaria tablets
hope this helps
hope this helps
If you have a booster within 12 months of having hepatitis jab it can last up to 20years but they say 10. Typhoid lasts 3 years.
We had jabs for Egypt last year so are going to have a booster before ing to Turkey.
Jo
We had jabs for Egypt last year so are going to have a booster before ing to Turkey.
Jo
http://www.nathnac.org/ds/c_pages/country_page_tr.htm#general
Some good information to be had on the link above.
Bluepeterno1
Some good information to be had on the link above.
Bluepeterno1
hi and thanks for replies everyone, i shall phone docs tmw and ask then, need to find out costs too! id been gonna ask them but the receptionists are like dragons and woulda prob moaned at me using up their time just to ask what jabs are neccessary lol, so you's lot have helped me out in that repect 
Hi,
we were recently informed by our GP that jabs for TB are advisable as there have been some occurences.
We had innoculations for the Caribbean at the time and were not charged.
Hope this helps.
we were recently informed by our GP that jabs for TB are advisable as there have been some occurences.
We had innoculations for the Caribbean at the time and were not charged.
Hope this helps.
u shouldn't be charged any vaccines apart from yellow fever, rabies. tick borne encaphaltitis as these are not avaliable on NHS
hey!well just an update after everyone helping me lol! rang docs who told me to speak to nurse! she advised me to get hep a, typhoid, diptheria, tetanus and polio-oh my god i thought, 5 jags 
i hate needled but she wa slike no tehyr combined so it will be only 2 jabs, i thought thanksgod! then i thought hmm, what charge will it be-same as prescription charge she said-better for me cos recently price went down to a fiver :-) so that was £10 and im goin on mon!have to collect them from chemist and take to docs with me on monday, how turkish huh, like goin to hospital there to get precription to go back for them to administer, what a hassle lol!anyway after monday i will be sorted, better to be safe than sorry and a tenner wont break the bank esp since going for about 6 months so thankyou for advice everyone
i hate needled but she wa slike no tehyr combined so it will be only 2 jabs, i thought thanksgod! then i thought hmm, what charge will it be-same as prescription charge she said-better for me cos recently price went down to a fiver :-) so that was £10 and im goin on mon!have to collect them from chemist and take to docs with me on monday, how turkish huh, like goin to hospital there to get precription to go back for them to administer, what a hassle lol!anyway after monday i will be sorted, better to be safe than sorry and a tenner wont break the bank esp since going for about 6 months so thankyou for advice everyone
Hi all,
We had all our vaccintaions last year to go to Egypt, therefore will we need them again this year for Turkey? I have 2 children 8 and 4 who have also had their jabs last year.
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks
Nia x
We had all our vaccintaions last year to go to Egypt, therefore will we need them again this year for Turkey?
I have 2 children 8 and 4 who have also had their jabs last year. Any help much appreciated.
Thanks
Nia x
The vaccinations for Turkey are the same as Egypt. Typhoid, Hep A and DTP that we need here anyway. So you should be fine. Although the Hep A requires a booster between 6 to 12 months. If you have the booster the official info is that you are then covered for 10 years, although the 'off the record' info from many GP and GP nurses is that you are covered for 15 years. If you dont bother with the booster I think you have to get it done again after 3 years.
Hope this helps, Doe
Hope this helps, Doe
Me and my family had the jabs 4 years ago when we last visited Turkey, we are going back again this summer and I will be checking with my Doctors to make sure we are still covered.
You just never know!! Better to be safe than sorry I say!!
You just never know!! Better to be safe than sorry I say!!
We are off the Turkey in August and as a family we went to our doctor. My children, 7 and 11 both needed Thphoid and Hep A, two single injections, I needed Diptheria, Polio, Tetenus, Hep A and Typhoid and my husband needed Typhoid and Hep A. Next year we need a Hep A booster then that covers us all for 20 years. All free of charge...better to be safe than sorry I say....especially when it comes to your children.......
Linda
Linda
Hi folks,
Im off to see the nurse tomorrow to find out what we have to do considering we had our jabs last year for Egypt. Will let you know.
Thanks for all your help
Nia x
Im off to see the nurse tomorrow to find out what we have to do considering we had our jabs last year for Egypt. Will let you know.
Thanks for all your help
Nia x
I had jabs the first time I visited Turkey way back in 1988 but havent bothered since.
I do understand why you would wish to especially where kids are concerned however - no harm done and every eventuality covered.
I do understand why you would wish to especially where kids are concerned however - no harm done and every eventuality covered.
Hi, can you tell me if we should get any vacinations before we go to Turkey. My family and I are going to Olu Deniz on the 23rd of June for 2 weeks and are not sure if we should get them or not. Loads of friends told us that they have been to Turkey and never had any! what do you guys think? thanks
Gerry
Gerry
Gerry,
We were having the same dilemma.I went to Doctors last week and they advised all we needed was tetanus updated.Thinking was that as we were not going off the beaten track and staying pretty much around Marmaris,this was all we needed.Wife and myself both done today and kids are up to date.
Stevie
We were having the same dilemma.I went to Doctors last week and they advised all we needed was tetanus updated.Thinking was that as we were not going off the beaten track and staying pretty much around Marmaris,this was all we needed.Wife and myself both done today and kids are up to date.
Stevie
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