Jags

[Rossco442]

Ok, so I'm going to Costa Rica for a month in the summer, then jetting to Peru for a week.

So does anyone know what jags/injections I'm likely to need for these countries? And will they cost an arm and a leg (in financial terms)?

I've had a quick look on the internet and all I can seem to find is ask your GP for advice (which I'm going to do before anyone says!) but I just thought I could get an idea before I go see him.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[CropleyWasGod]

Ok, so I'm going to Costa Rica for a month in the summer, then jetting to Peru for a week.

So does anyone know what jags/injections I'm likely to need for these countries? And will they cost an arm and a leg (in financial terms)?

I've had a quick look on the internet and all I can seem to find is ask your GP for advice (which I'm going to do before anyone says!) but I just thought I could get an idea before I go see him.

Any help would be much appreciated.

I went to CR last year. You need to have things like typhoid, polio etc. However, it all depends on what you already have and when you last had it. The jags themselves don't cost anything if you get your local nurse to do
them; he/she will be able to get your history from your GP.

The only thing that might cost money is malaria tablets. They can be pricey, but you dont always need them, depending on the seasons.

Try this:- http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/staying-safe/health/

[hibsboy90]

Ok, so I'm going to Costa Rica for a month in the summer, then jetting to Peru for a week.

So does anyone know what jags/injections I'm likely to need for these countries? And will they cost an arm and a leg (in financial terms)?

I've had a quick look on the internet and all I can seem to find is ask your GP for advice (which I'm going to do before anyone says!) but I just thought I could get an idea before I go see him.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Sounds fun...Can i come??:wink:

Seriously though, your only going if i pass my exams :rolleyes::rules:


I went to CR last year. You need to have things like typhoid, polio etc. However, it all depends on what you already have and when you last had it. The jags themselves don't cost anything if you get your local nurse to do
them; he/she will be able to get your history from your GP.

The only thing that might cost money is malaria tablets. They can be pricey, but you dont always need them, depending on the seasons.

Try this:- http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/staying-safe/health/

I got most of those ones above when i visited Malawi a few years back, however I had to pay for them. Got them done at the travel clinic in Edinburgh, near Clerk St.

As for malaria, malarone is the most expensive, but easiest to remember to take, as it becomes part of your daily routine.

[Rossco442]

I went to CR last year. You need to have things like typhoid, polio etc. However, it all depends on what you already have and when you last had it. The jags themselves don't cost anything if you get your local nurse to do
them; he/she will be able to get your history from your GP.

The only thing that might cost money is malaria tablets. They can be pricey, but you dont always need them, depending on the seasons.

Try this:- http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-living-overseas/staying-safe/health/

Thanks for your help, I'll give that a website a go. Never had to take any jags before so likely to need all.


Sounds fun...Can i come??:wink:

Seriously though, your only going if i pass my exams :rolleyes::rules:



I got most of those ones above when i visited Malawi a few years back, however I had to pay for them. Got them done at the travel clinic in Edinburgh, near Clerk St.

As for malaria, malarone is the most expensive, but easiest to remember to take, as it becomes part of your daily routine.

If I wanted your opinion, I would have asked for it :greengrin