Vaccinations needed before i come to Doha?

Nothing! (No vaccinations required)

Just do the routine pre-employment medical check up, especially Blood Test and Chest X-Ray, prior to coming here to make sure that you are medically fit for work.

Best of luck!

P/S: Tnx, JJ....but am no expert, sweet :)

BCG is important. Dip and Hep A you should have anyway. I would have Hep B as some people may carry it although anyone who has it would not be allowed entry so the chances of getting it are far lower than the UK. Don't pay too much for vaccinations unless you have decided you want to have them. Hep B antibodies from the vaccine are a small problem here as they may identify you as a carrier, you must inform them if you have been vaccinated so they know that is the reason. I will continue to believe that you do not have to be any more than up to date with your normal vaccinations until the WHO change the current advice. I suggest people check that rather than trust practice nurses or internet forums.

Our docotors in the UK have told us that we need to be up to date on Diptheria, hep A & B and typhoid, and if yo have children they also need to have a BCG. One of the Hep vaccines, I think it is B takes 6 months from first injection to finish the vaccination process.

Children need to have been vaccinated against TB before they can start school.

This isn't necessarily the case. None of my kids got a TB vax and none of them have been denied school places.

None are required to get into Qatar, but you are advised to get certain ones done for your own protection, not theirs.

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She's adamant she wont have one, but I'm prepared for the worst if it comes to it. Hopefully our Doola will catch me if I feint!

you better leave the room then if they give her an epidureal. that needle is the size of a small baseball bat.

Haha. It's only needles, not pain in general.

Lucky you are not the one having the baby!!

Thanks for explaining JJ. The doctor I saw was adamant that I had the vaccinations. If I'd known I didn't really need them I'd have refused, since I have a strong fear of needles!

None are required coming from the US. Neither my husband or I had any vaccinations before coming to Qatar.

I arrived 6 months ago, so that's pretty recent. ;)

None are required. It's good to get Hep A, if you are a health care worker you already have Hep B and it's always wise to have your tetanus updated.

Mandi

We came from here from the US and had Hep A, Typhoid, and Tdap (combined Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussis) on top of the usual program. The Hep A was a two dose one, given six months apart. We went to our local Kelsey-Seybold clinic there and were given an international certificate of vaccination as approved by the World Health Organisation.

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but since I was here, I have had Rabies and Tetnus - both due to a 'friendly' doggie I was rescuing;-)

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As I said, the official advice is that you don't HAVE to, however, they may offer you Rabies, Typhoid and Hep B as an option. As they no longer boost Tetanus as routine, you would have to have a booster before coming.

That said, the UK has a vey hands off approach to immunisation at the moment as most diseases are sufficiently covered by herd immunity (where because the majority have been vaccinated the people who haven't are covered to a large extent) and cases are low.

Personally as long as there is a low risk, I would have all the vaccinations I could, why not?

I didn't have any vaccinations before coming here from the Netherlands... Doctors also didn't advise me to take any.

I think you should be good as long as you have had the ones you had as a child. And even if you didn't, your body has an immune system so it will be able to fight off the most not so serious diseases.

TB would be smart to have though!

We had to have 3 different ones when we came from the UK, none of which I'd had previously in my life. I didn't realise there were "usual" ones in the UK. Now I'm worried I've missed out on some important vaccinations!

Also, if you have been vaccinated against HepB, tell them when you have your blood test as you will show as having antibodies. there was a thread about this a while ago, ask Apple for advice, she is the expert here.

It depends what you have had already. You don't specifically need any extra vaccinations as long as you are up to date with the usual ones you have in the UK (not sure about US) but you can have Rabies as optional if you want. Although there is no requirement or need to have any extra protection here, it is important to remember that lots of people travel East on holidays and if you do you will need the standard typhoid, yellow fever, etc.

Children need to have been vaccinated against TB before they can start school. In the UK they no longer give BCG so important to get that done before you come.

Hep A

and Hep B I think

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I suggest going to visit your local GP and mention that you are moving to Qatar. They should have in their system what shots you need before coming over. It is usually for hepatitis and thyfoid i think (please excuse the spelling)

Yes there are, though it varies depending on which country you come from. In the UK, the doctor has a list of all countries and the vaccinations needed for each. I'll imagine they have the same in the US.