Thursday, December 23, 2010

Kids vaccine/immunization chart India Vs United States and Travel vaccines

Kids are always the priority in life! 
Always they are the origin for our happiness...even our worries start from them...that too when we plan to change the place we live, the worries becomes double. :-(
I had these situations to move back and forth with my kid from USA to India and back from India to USA. I searched enough to verify the immunization charts between the countries to get my kid vaccinated before I leave the country. It is always best to check with your pediatrician well before your travel dates for any specific vaccines for the area you will be traveling specifically.

When you travel from India to USA, make sure you enroll your kid in your insurance well in advance and schedule a pediatrician appointment as soon as you reach USA and confirm your kid is up to date with her immunization schedule.

When you travel from the USA to India, talk to your pediatrician and schedule a travel vaccination appointment. They usually give Typhoid and Malaria and one other Vaccination which I don't remember the name now. They don't give (at least my pediatrician did not give) Malaria vaccination, if your travel date is with in 2 weeks time, since the vaccination require at least a month time to take effect. For kids over 2 years they give typhoid vaccine.

Thanks for reading and have a safe and smooth journey!

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