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HNC: Recommended immunizations. Please see the Center for Disease Control’s website for the most current information: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx. Several of the vaccines mentioned below are administered in a series, with successive injections weeks or months apart. It may be impractical or impossible to finish a given vaccination series before you leave for Nanjing. Our health care providers in Nanjing can administer final doses, boosters, or entire vaccination series. Inoculations are not provided free of charge under our local health care plan, however, and the per-injection cost in Nanjing is comparable to—or more expensive than—the cost in the U.S. or other locations outside of China. The local SOS clinic should be notified at least a month ahead of time if you will need all or a portion of the vaccinations listed below.
a. Hepatitis A vaccine. This is strongly advised for individuals who have not previously had Hepatitis A. Hepatitis A is endemic and epidemic in China. Students, faculty, and children should take appropriate measures to be immunized against it before they arrive. The vaccine is a series of two shots, the first at least two weeks before traveling and then a booster 6-12 months later. This should give you long-lasting immunity to Hepatitis A. The second dose can be administered at cost in Nanjing. We strongly recommend that participants in the Hopkins-Nanjing program make arrangements to receive the vaccine as early as possible before they go to China.
b. Hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B is passed through body fluids and blood. It may be contracted through sexual contact, the use of un-sterile needles (I-V drugs or acupuncture), or blood transfusions in the event of an emergency. The Hepatitis B vaccine is recommended because of the high prevalence of Hepatitis B and C (the carrier state) in China. The risk associated with potential transfusions is high enough that we believe it is wise to recommend the Hepatitis B series. This is a series of three shots given at 0, 1, and 6-12 months. The last dose can be administered at cost in Nanjing. The combined Hep A & Hep B vaccine, Twinrix, is covered by students’ SOS International health coverage.
c. Japanese B Encephalitis. The Japanese B Encephalitis vaccination is highly recommended, given that the disease (passed by mosquitoes) is present in China and can be fatal. Anyone planning to travel in rural China, particularly in the southwest, in the spring or summer should certainly consider receiving the vaccine. A series of three shots are given at 0, 1, and 4 weeks. The entire series can be done in Nanjing.
d. Booster immunizations. You should review your own immunization records G27before coming to China. Diphtheria-Tetanus (and Pertussis for children) boosters are not always easily available in China and should be obtained if it has been more than or nearly
ten years since the last one. Polio is endemic in China and individuals should be properly immunized. Adults who have never had the primary series should generally receive the vaccine by injection. For those who have had the primary series, it is appropriate to receive either an oral or injection booster if it has been longer than ten years since the previous booster.
e. Typhoid Fever. The recommendation regarding the typhoid immunization is controversial. It should be considered, however, if one anticipates an extended stay in the countryside or other localities where the standard for food handling is below average for China. It is administered either orally or as an injection.
f. Rabies vaccine. While the vaccine currently is not recommended for Nanjing, you should be aware that rabies is endemic in parts of China. The vaccine is available in Nanjing, but costs over US $200 for the three-shot series.