South East Asia is a densely populated geo-region with a tropical and subtropical climate. Its diverse cultures, stunning landscapes and plentiful wildlife attract leisure travellers and backpackers, while its industrialized nations draw in business travellers from the wider world.
Whether you’re taking a luxury trip to Singapore or the Maldives or travelling the Banana Pancake Trail through Viet Nam, Laos and Thailand, you’ll have questions about health risks. Luckily, we’ve got answers.
Make a travel health appointment with Canadian Travel Clinics six to eight weeks before your departure date. We can help you to organize travel shots and more for your trip to South East Asia.
Which vaccines do I need if I’m going to South East Asia?
The routine vaccinations that you receive protect you from some dangerous illnesses such as measles, tetanus flu and covid. But the Canadian vaccine schedule doesn’t cover every vaccine-preventable disease found in South East Asia. So travellers visiting South East Asia from Canada may need to get vaccinated against some other serious diseases.
These include:
- hepatitis A
- typhoid
- Japanese encephalitis
- rabies
- cholera
- hepatitis B
- tuberculosis
If you are not up to date with your routine vaccinations, then you can get catch-up shots ahead of your trip abroad. It’s worth checking your medical records to see if you are due a flu jab or a tetanus booster.
Some travellers to certain parts of South East Asia may also need malaria tablets.
It’s best to get professional help in assessing which travel vaccines you’ll need for a trip to South East Asia. You can make an appointment with Canadian Travel Clinics. The advisors at our travel clinic in Vancouver will tell you which vaccines you need, and help you plan the doses before you go abroad.
Making a travel health appointment for a trip to South East Asia
It’s quick and easy to make a travel health appointment with Canadian Travel Clinics. We’d like to see you six to eight weeks before your departure date. This means you’ve got plenty of time to get all the doses of the different travel vaccines you may need. Make an appointment today with Canadian Travel Clinics.
How much will it cost to get my travel shots for my vacation in South East Asia?
The price of travel vaccines can vary – but Canadian Travel Clinics will always give you a good deal on your travel shots.
What health risks will I face in South East Asia?
The health risks you will face in South East Asia will vary according to where you going, when you are going, your accommodation and the activities you have planned.
By making a travel health appointment with us, you can get the most up-to-date advice about the risks on your trip to South East Asia.
Our advisers can also give tips on avoiding exposure to diseases that are not vaccine preventable – for example, traveller’s diarrhea. And we can give advice on sun safety and accident prevention.
Methanol poisoning in South East Asia
Recently, there have been cases of methanol poisoning among tourists visiting Laos in South East Asia. Counterfeiters use methanol when making replicas of branded alcohol. It is tasteless and odourless and can cause serious illness resulting in death or permanent disability.
If you suspect someone you are travelling with has been poisoned with methanol, seek urgent medical attention.
Visitors in the region should buy drinks only from licensed bars and hotels. for more information, see the Government of Canada’s travel advisory for Laos.