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Hi all,

This is to everyone whos been to club feru, Did you have the holidays injection? Ihave heard lots of different things and dont know what to do! as you cant get the injections on the nhs either

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No Worry

Dont bother -not needed, but go with caution if unsure ask check with your doctor / practise nurse if you have not had anything in the past.

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Hi REE30.

I trust you are well. And remain so on your travels.

It is for this reason that I suggest you follow the guidelines recommended by most (if not all) UK doctors when travelling abroad. ie be properly immunised against disease prevalent in the country to which you are travelling. In the case of the Maldives this includes Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Polio and Tetanus. The latter one you can probably forget about if you had all your injections as a baby, pre-school and in secondary school, as these courses should convey lifelong immunity. You are likely also to have had a polio jab at round about the age of 14. If you are more than ten years past this point, a booster is strongly recommended. Hep A and typhoid are not deemed a great risk in this country, so unless you have travelled to tropical climes before, you are unlikely to have been immunised against them. It is strongly urged that you have these. Both diseases are spread by contaminated food and water supplies. Common in third world countries and certainly known in the Maldives.

This is not a legal requirement, but then neither is insuring your car fully comprehensive. But I%26#39;d bet you wouldn%26#39;t take out third party, fire and theft on a valuable motor, so why do it on your health?

Every year hundreds if not thousands of people leave our shore without the proper immunisation.

Most have no problems. But a sorry few return very ill indeed.

It%26#39;s up to you. But be assured, for the time being at least, there is no conflict in the medical profession%26#39;s recommendations. Get your jabs and come back well.

Have a great holiday, take care, DrMike.

I am going to Club Faru in April. I went to my doctors in December and mentioned I was going to the Madlives and they gave me my injections there and then and I didnt have to pay for them. I always somehow get ill on holiday so I thought better be safe than sorry.

Hi Deb6142.

I hope you are well.

There is no charge (or certainly shouldn%26#39;t be) for Hep A, typhoid, tetanus and polio injections on the NHS. Therefore no money should change hands if you go to your own surgery. Indeed a GP%26#39;s surgery charging for a medicine available on the NHS is committing fraud and would be heavily punished if found guilty of such practices. Travel clinics are a different matter. They can theoretically charge what they like.

There is a charge for certain other jabs such as yellow fever and rabies, neither of which are recommended for the Maldives or Egyptian resorts.

Interestingly enough there remains a charge for malaria prophylaxis (not relevant to the Atolls I know). For reasons I won%26#39;t bore you with, this is the most ridiculous ill thought out private charge there is, leading to significant lifelong illness in those who avoid the cost and catch the disease.

Anyway have a great holiday in Club Faru, take care, DrMike.

I also had these injections when I travelled out of the EU and wasn%26#39;t charged a penny. Its free on the NHS.

Its best to put your mind at ease than spend your holiday worrying.