Re: [Debconf-discuss] Regarding vaccinations and stuff like that
Margarita Manterola <marga@debian.org> writes:
> What the page says about vaccinations, basically is:
>
> "The health service of the Foreign Office recommends a vaccinated
> against tetanus, diphtheria and hepatitis A, long-term stay of 4 weeks
> or special exposure also hepatitis B, rabies and typhoid."
>
> None of these are endemic in Argentina. They are just the list of some
> vaccinations that people usually take around here. You don't need to
> take any of these in order to come and return from Argentina healthy.
> Hepatitis vaccination might be a good idea in any country, anyway.
Tetanus and diphtheria are part of the standard set of vaccinations
strongly recommended for everyone in the United States as well; if you're
coming from the US and you've had a recent Tdap vaccine, you're covered
for tetanus and diphtheria. If you haven't, it's recommended anyway.
The US recommends Hep A vaccines for travel to Argentina, as well as
almost the entire rest of the world except for Canada, western Europe, and
Australia. Argentina isn't considered a risk for Hep B. See:
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBookCh4-HepA.aspx
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBookCh4-HepB.aspx
For the US recommended immunization schedule for adults, see:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm
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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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