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Travel Vaccinations - Rip-off TMB or not??

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  • 01-03-2010 7:39pm
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    pprendeville
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    Hi all,

    My wife, 6 month old daughter and I are planning on travelling to China in about a month. We're visiting her family. I plan on staying about 3 weeks and my wife and daughter about 6 weeks. Looked into travel vaccinations today. Called Tropical Medical Bureau and they recommended my daughter get a hepititis A vaccination. This costs €37.50 which isn't too bad but there is a mandatory consultation with a doctor that costs €60. So €97.50 in total. I think this is a bit of a rip off.

    I know there is no cost that you can put on a childs health but the mandatory €60 consultation which will probably take about a max of 10 minutes is a bit much. Is there any alternative to TMB to get a hepititis A vaccination?


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    Nevyn
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    Did you not talk to your gp first?


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    pprendeville
    Registered Users Posts: 2,896 ✭✭✭pprendeville


    Ya I did and he didn't have a clue. Went to another doctor up the road nd she said as far as she knew they children under 6 months don't get vaccinations (at least they don't administer them to children under 6 months). But TMB say differently, i.e. she needs Hepititis A injection.


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    Khannie
    Registered Users Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    pprendeville wrote: »
    Ya I did and he didn't have a clue.

    That is SO BAD. :mad:

    I hate that 60 euro consult rubbish with the TMB too. We got our shots from the local GP when we went to Thailand there about a year ago. Our little one was nearly 2 at the time though so I'm not sure about under 6 months.


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