Hi there,
I have two girls, ages 2 & 4, and we are traveling to really rural Mexico this spring to stay with family. My older daughter was born there, and was required to get some vaccines (TB at 1 day old, for example) - but the baby was born in the US and does not have any vaccines as of yet. We will be in contact with livestock, will be swimming in lagunas & the ocean, eating raw cheeses & other dairy products, and generally living like the locals.
I can't wait to get back there, it's so great!
I was wondering if you can give me any recommendations regarding what vaccines my girls *should* have before heading south. I know that lots of long gone diseases here are still endemic there (polio, for one) & I contracted hemorrhagic Dengue while living there, but I'd rather not give them vaccines unless the risk actually justifies them.
Thank you.
I have two girls, ages 2 & 4, and we are traveling to really rural Mexico this spring to stay with family. My older daughter was born there, and was required to get some vaccines (TB at 1 day old, for example) - but the baby was born in the US and does not have any vaccines as of yet. We will be in contact with livestock, will be swimming in lagunas & the ocean, eating raw cheeses & other dairy products, and generally living like the locals.
I can't wait to get back there, it's so great!
I was wondering if you can give me any recommendations regarding what vaccines my girls *should* have before heading south. I know that lots of long gone diseases here are still endemic there (polio, for one) & I contracted hemorrhagic Dengue while living there, but I'd rather not give them vaccines unless the risk actually justifies them.
Thank you.