As well as being prepared for your trip be obtaining either your India visa or China visa, it is also it is also recommended that before your trip to India or China, that you obtain all the necessary vaccinations and inoculations.
Below are guidelines of the required vaccinations, but we request that you contact either your local GP or NHS travel clinic prior to your trip for the latest information.
India Healthy Travel:
Hepatitis A
Recommended for all travelers
Typhoid
Recommended for all travelers
Polio
One-time booster recommended for any adult traveler who completed the childhood series but never had polio vaccine as an adult
Yellow fever
Required for all travelers arriving from or transiting through a yellow-fever-infected area in Africa or the Americas. Not recommended otherwise.
Japanese encephalitis
For long-term (>1 month) travelers to rural areas or travelers who may engage in extensive unprotected outdoor activities in rural areas, especially after dusk
Hepatitis B
For travelers who may have intimate contact with local residents, especially if visiting for more than 6 months
Rabies
For travelers who may have direct contact with animals and may not have access to medical care
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
Two doses recommended for all travellers born after 1956, if not previously given
Tetanus-diphtheria
Revaccination recommended every 10 years
China Healthy Travel:
As well as obtaining your China visa, obtain the respective vaccinations to ensure that you remain healthy during trip to China. The information below are guidelines on what vaccinations maybe required. Please consult your GP before taking an immediate vaccination.
Vaccinations Precautions
Diphtheria Yes
Hepatitis A Yes
Malaria Sometimes
Rabies Yes
Tetanus Yes
Typhoid Yes
Yellow Fever No*
*A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travellers arriving from infected areas.
For a full description of the above vaccinations, please consult your GP.
