Egypt

[natalie7]

Hi
Can someone please tell me if I need to have jabs b4 I travel to Sharm el Sheihk in Egypt.
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

to be on the safe side,yes,but ask your doctors surgery,they will tell you.

[natalie7]

Thanks for your reply normanthedog.
Also is there any more information that I need to know.
Anything will do from anyone who has been or knows anyone that has been. Thanks.

[Gromit]

No, no one gets jabs for Egypt.

Take some anti bacterial gel (from the chemists) and clean your hands after you have handled any money. The smaller denomination notes are filthy and covered in germs, they are the source of many tummy upsets.

Obviously, drink only bottle water.

Don't forget your snorkel, the Red Sea is amazing.

[dzug]

None mandatory but advice here:

http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/destinations/eg ypt.htm

[Sammy Snake]

Well I've been to Egypt twice and have had jabs both times.

[natalie7]

thanks for all your replies.
could someone possibly tell me what jabs are necessary

[Octavius]

If you are travelling to Egypt , make sure your tetanus and polio immunisations are up to date [every 10 years] and sometimes a typhoid vaccination is also needed.
Vaccination against Heptatis A is also recommended.

Contact your GP or Practice Nurse for the latest information and they should be able to do the shots too.

[natalie7]

thanks.
how much do the jabs cost (if applicable)?

[Octavius]

Why not just phone the practice nurse and ask. She'll know which ones you need and which ones you'll have to pay for.

[jno]

just been to Egypt and had no jabs at all. I feel fine <cough cough>. Drink bottled water, avoid salads or peeled fruit and you'll be fine.

[joannie10]

i got jabs as instructed by practice nurse. Cannot remember exact cost - similar to prescription charges. Lots of strange diseases seem to be around these days that had not been around for a long time. This is due to people coming in from foreign countries that have not had jabs. In this I include people from UK going off on holiday and not having the jabs that they have been advised to have. I would not take any chances. Sharm is fabulous. Worth a visit to Cairo if you get a chance and also we climbed Mount Sinai.