Thursday 19 July 2007

Jabs, jags, shots.....immunizations

We've been feeling like pin cushions - 5 vaccinations so far- and no reactions other than sore arms and Danny had slightly swollen glands with one of them. We also had blood drawn for grouping. The requirements for Uganda are:

  • Series of 3 rabies
  • Yellow Fever
  • Series of 3 Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis A
  • DPT (diphtheria, polio, tetanus)
  • Meningococcal Meningitis
  • Typhoid
  • Cholera


Since BCG (for TB) was routinely done on children in the UK when Danny was a child, he doesn't need to get one. However, for some reason American children were not vaccinated, so I need to get one. Oh joy.

We've ordered our anti-malarials after quite a bit of research as to which side effects are the lesser of the evils. Any are better than full-blown malaria though.

Our placement has not been definitely confirmed yet. Still waiting, and waiting.....

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Annie!

Boy you must feel like a pin cushion by now!

I will always read your blog and find out what is going on and what is developing with the volunteer work.
Take care and try to stay away from needles...LOL
Susan White (eccentricblonde2@aol.com)

Annie said...

I'd like to stay away from needles, Susan, but we have about 8 more jags to go! Ouch. It's the reactions to the anti-malarials that worries me! We'll be trying Mefloquine.