What injections are needed before going traveling around South America?
Its important to go and talk to your doctor at least nine months before you go, so that you have enough time to fit everything in. Some innoculations can be expensive, so it will also help to spread the cost. Reckon on spending about £300 to get yourself protected against most of the nasty diseases you could catch. Injections Hepatitis A Hepatitis B (costs up to £41 depending on where in the UK you live) Tetanus Dyptheria Polio Measles Typhoid Rabies (available on prescription only; costs up to £41 depending on where in the UK you live) Yellow Fever (£41 from Travel Clinics) Meningacoccal A + C [Tick-borne Encephalitis] – (costs up to £41 depending on where in the UK you live) [Japanese Encephalitis] – (costs up to £41 depending on where in the UK you live) If you live in Wales, then most of your treatments will be free! except for Rabies (£6) and Yellow Fever (£41) Chloroquine is useful for most of Central and South America. For 6 months, expect to pay about £4.05 (this was for 46 tab
