Typhoid vax for travel

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Anonymous wrote:No side effects with it for me. My friend didn’t get vaccine and got typhoid and ended up hospitalized in the foreign county.

OP. That would be my luck. Hope your friend wound up okay. Thanks everyone for the responses. It doesn’t sound as bad as some other vaccines and I will look into the oral option which I didn’t know about.

I had the typhoid vaccine and still got typhoid - this was about 17 years ago. It was terrible but I guess it was better than it would have been if I weren’t vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is an oral (pill) typhoid vaccine. It lasts longer than the needle version. I had zero side effects.

I actually just returned from a travel clinic and chose this. I was told the oral pills are effective for five years and the shot just two.

I did the pills for this reason. My DD is not an expert pill swallower and chose the vaccine. She’s sensitive to vaccines but only complained about soreness for a short time after. Both her and the pharmacist agreed that it is easier than Covid shot but worse than flu shot.

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I took typhoid pills and within an hour had horrible stomach pain. I think my husband had stomach discomfort too. Not that I wouldn’t do it again, but FYI.