Sorting out injections before our trip caught us abit unawares - the total cost adds up to ALOT, and you need to plan ahead to get the full course of some (rabies and hep B).​

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There are a couple of injections you can get free on the NHS, which saves some money, but for the others best to go to a travel clinic.

 

Freya got most of hers done at Boots (larger stores have travel vaccination clinics), she found it quick and easy and managed to get them done on her lunch breaks. I used Trailfinders (based in West Kensington) which was well priced, and everyone was really nice. It's a walk-in clinic so you just rock up (waiting can be over an hour on Saturdays though).

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We only got the essential injections, and only needed malaria tablets for the last part of our trip in South America, so will pick up some tablets in Australia (apparently India has been downgraded recently so its not needed, as long as you stay away from Odisha).

 

Also, a few friends said not to bother with rabies - the injection only gives you longer to get treatment, rather than making you immune - but several different travel nurses said it's a must.

 

The rabies injections mean you have three days to find a doctor and get treatment if you think you've been exposed - without injections it's just a day. Injections and prices below:

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Hepatitis A x 1 injection (£50)

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Hepatitis B x 3 injections (£40 each)

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Yellow Fever x 1 injection (£58)

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Rabies x 3 injections (£55 each)

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DPT x 1 injection (free at doctors)

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Malaria (£tbc)

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Boots;

http://www.boots.com/health-pharmacy-advice/travelhealth

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Trailfinders;

http://www.trailfinders.com/travel-clinic

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Handy NHS website for injection planning:

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Travel-immunisation/Pages/Introduction.aspx

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