Medical Advice: Regarding Immunizations for Kenya Trip

[Swahilijoe]

Why does a nigger need to be immunized before he goes back to the motherland? Yellow Fever, Menigitis na kadhalika....nigger please...and whats this upuzi of boiled needles...the world has developed my friend...they use hypodermic needles which are a one time thing.Just take your malaria tablets before you go.....$13 without insurance is cheaper than risking...just talk to your PCP and they will write you a prescription.
And stop the f-cking mentality that Africa is a jungle where diseases float in the air...the last person i heard getting a Yellow fever was my grandfather(RIP) in the 60's.

[PrivatePractice]

Originally Posted by Swahilijoe

Why does a nigger need to be immunized before he goes back to the motherland? Yellow Fever, Menigitis na kadhalika....nigger please...and whats this upuzi of boiled needles...the world has developed my friend...they use hypodermic needles which are a one time thing.Just take your malaria tablets before you go.....$13 without insurance is cheaper than risking...just talk to your PCP and they will write you a prescription.
And stop the f-cking mentality that Africa is a jungle where diseases float in the air...the last person i heard getting a Yellow fever was my grandfather(RIP) in the 60's.

I will let the medical people explain this,,ester, nafusi,,,can you take this one over???

If I catch malaria or yellow fever, it could kill me because I have never been exposed to it.I'm not a medical person, so the medical people can explain it to us It is the same with traveling in general not just pertaining to kenya or Africa.

Plus in order to come back to the USA, you must prove you had the yellow fever immunization.

And stop the cussing swa joe, just calm down, friendly talk here

[PrivatePractice]

I know one example is the swine flu, my grandmother's generation was exposed to it so they don't need a vaccine for it. But my generation and younger are being suggested to get it. Just the way our body works, not sure why

[Pothole]

Originally Posted by PrivatePractice

I know one example is the swine flu, my grandmother's generation was exposed to it so they don't need a vaccine for it. But my generation and younger are being suggested to get it. Just the way our body works, not sure why

I obtained a yellow fever vaccine in Kenya early this year. I was in western Kenya, so I went to Kisumu and I was promptly directed to the Municipal Public Health Office where all they asked for was apasport (evidence of readiness to travel) and a fee of Ksh 3000 (no receipt). The city council public health department in Nairobi should have it as well.

Once you get the shot, it should last 10 years before you get another one, unless there is an outbreak. It is normally more expensive in private hospitals, many of which do not keep it. Immunizations in Kenya are safe. there is nothing like boiling or reusing needles.

As for malaria prophylaxis, you take your tabs in advance of travel, or on the day you land in Kenya. Malaria treatment is fairly cheap as a dose of ACT costs about ksh 500, but the tests will also cost about the same amount, if not more.

For malaria

[KILL PROPAGANDA]

PP, my advise:

Take the Yellow fever vaccination in the US because chances are you might not be allowed into Kenya without it. Another option is to come without it and take one at the airport in Nairobi, not sure you want to spend your first few minutes in Kenya at a hospital waiting room, because that is what might happen. Usually though, they do not check for yellow fever certificate even though the rules say they should check.

As for malaria, you can easily buy that your first night in Kenya. In any case Nairobi is at over 1600m in altitude, malaria is not very common here. No harm in taking precautions though, just buy some tabs at any chemist shop, many are open 24-7 and for sure there is one at the airport.

Very important: drink bottled water only.

And NO, they do not boil needles in Kenya. Even the clinics in the remotest corners of Kenya use disposable gloves, needles and syringes. In the event you fall sick, don't worry, the hospitals in Kenya are quite good. Those Kenyan friends of yours telling all this crap are a bunch of idiots.

Enjoy your stay in Kenya, hope to meet you.

[mumgy]

Originally Posted by PrivatePractice

I am getting mixed opinions on this, so I thought I would run it by mashada for additional opinions.

Regarding the Yellow Fever Immunization, it cost $150.00 plus a $50.00 appointment fee, and it is not covered by insurance. I am told I can get the shot in Kenya for cheap, but others are telling me the shot may not be real and/or needles are sometimes boiled there.

Any one with advice? Is it safe to get it there or should I cough up the money and pay for it here? I really don't want to put out the extra 200.00, if it is fine to get in Kenya.
Any additional info on shots to get or not to get prior to my trip is appreciated too. Thanks.

***I have to get the Yellow Fever Immunization or I can not enter back into the USA until I have it.

OMG I don't know who still takes yellow fever shots in this day and age but sweety if you have never been to Africa do it here.

Vaccines tend to make you sick for a day or 2 so you'd be better of taking it here, days prior to your journey. I am tempted to tell you to take antimalarial drugs in Kenya but you have never been there so just buy the meds here and get it over with.

Syringes are not boiled in Kenya except for the village "practioners" who practise in their houses.

[Ester]

Originally Posted by PrivatePractice

I am getting mixed opinions on this, so I thought I would run it by mashada for additional opinions.

Regarding the Yellow Fever Immunization, it cost $150.00 plus a $50.00 appointment fee, and it is not covered by insurance. I am told I can get the shot in Kenya for cheap, but others are telling me the shot may not be real and/or needles are sometimes boiled there.

Any one with advice? Is it safe to get it there or should I cough up the money and pay for it here? I really don't want to put out the extra 200.00, if it is fine to get in Kenya.
Any additional info on shots to get or not to get prior to my trip is appreciated too. Thanks.



***I have to get the Yellow Fever Immunization or I can not enter back into the USA until I have it.

I don't know how up to date you are with your immunizations. At my school, all students have to get Hep B, Measles, Meningococcal Meningitis, Mumps, Pertussis (whooping cough), Rubella, Tetanus-Diphtheria, TB and Varicella shots. Therefore, I would highly recommend that you get the above battery of jabs.

Also, due to poor sanitation and inadequate (safe) drinking water back home, Hep A, typhoid and cholera vaccines would not be a bad idea.

Malaria too; although there's no vaccine for it,I would recommend you take some prophylactic meds with you. Chloroquine and doxycyline will do.

It may seem like a lot of shots to take, but you'd rather err on the safer side.

Have fun, let loose, enjoy yourself but don't compromise your health!

[Devine]

Originally Posted by Swahilijoe

Why does a nigger need to be immunized before he goes back to the motherland?

LMAO! PP is a white female American with Italian ancestry lol. She's in love with Kisii and she's finally going there... Did I miss anything PP?

Travel clinics should advice you accordingly. Since you've never been to the tropics, get the shots and antimalarials here. $200 may seem like a lot it really isn't if you are spending you time eating sweet bananas instead of lying in a hospital bed. You want to get there and have fun instead of wasting your time going hospital/clinic, researching vaccines n such. The antimalarials are cheaper in Kenya but you do need to start taking those before you land.

Have you thought of international health insurance? Look into it. Have a safe trip n let us know how it goes.

[A.M Nafusi]

@KP
Which bottled water to drink?

Back in the day, there were so many bottling companies...some produced in people's kitchen's in Rongai...

Heck, I even conteplated starting my own venture: Nafusi pure spring water.

Keringet was the sure bottled water-The rest; safi, quench, spring...darn, were nastier that Nakuru's brown water.

@PP
Usishinde unazubaa with ur ka-i-phone!

That Typhoid shot....mmmmh!

How come there are so many typhoid issues in Kenya? Kisumu & Mombasa...everyone always seems to be malarial or typhoid.

[Best Man]

Originally Posted by PrivatePractice

I am getting mixed opinions on this, so I thought I would run it by mashada for additional opinions.

Regarding the Yellow Fever Immunization, it cost $150.00 plus a $50.00 appointment fee, and it is not covered by insurance. I am told I can get the shot in Kenya for cheap, but others are telling me the shot may not be real and/or needles are sometimes boiled there.

Any one with advice? Is it safe to get it there or should I cough up the money and pay for it here? I really don't want to put out the extra 200.00, if it is fine to get in Kenya.
Any additional info on shots to get or not to get prior to my trip is appreciated too. Thanks.

***I have to get the Yellow Fever Immunization or I can not enter back into the USA until I have it.

Stop reading 1970's science journals or visiting Octogenerian American doctors.

The info you have is outdated.

Anybody who is born and brought up in sub saharan Africa develop a natural immunity towards YFV (yellow fever Virus). (Ref: World Health Organization)

Secondly, It is no longer a requirement to have YF vaccination, whether you are coming or going to the USA.

Yellow fever vaccination was a requirement in the 70's and 80's. Not today.

Pass me $100 for the advice. Save $100 for Tusker baridi!