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The immunizations
required and recommended
for your country of
service are listed
at http://imb.org/medinfo.
Savvy
shopping
Shop around for the
best price on immunizations.
Here are some suggestions:
County
health clinics, in
general, will give
you the best price.
A
doctor whom you know
personally may be
willing to give you
the immunizations
at cost (or even free
if he or she wants
to contribute to your
mission in this way).
Be aware, however,
that several of these
immunizations are
not standard vaccinations
that most doctors
keep on hand. A private
doctor will most likely
have to order some
of the vaccinations
listed below, and
that will raise his/her
cost.
Your private physician
will very likely charge
you a lot to give
you these immunizations
because of the reason
listed above unless
he or she supports
the cause of global
missions and wants
to give you a reduced
cost. Generally this
scenario also holds
true for walk-in clinics
like PrimaCare and
Patient First.
A travel clinic may
be your only option
for the Japanese B
encephalitis immunization.
This vaccine is expensive
(around $250), and
the visit to the travel
clinic will carry
a fee (usually an
initial consultation
fee of about $60 and
then another fee when
you get your shots).
Pray that your county
health clinic carries
this vaccine or that
a private physician
will order it and
give it to you at
cost if you choose
to have this vaccination.
Larium, the preventative
medication given orally
for malaria, has a
generic equivalent
that is less expensive.
Many pharmacies do
not keep the generic
brand in stock, however,
so the sooner you
take your prescription
to them, the sooner
they can order the
generic. That means
you must go to the
health care facility
of your choice as
soon as possible to
receive the prescription.
