The problem i see with hepA is that it is more easily transmitted than other things. It is fecal-oral. So if someone goes to the toilet, doesn't wash their hands properly and prepares your food and they have HepA, there is a chance you will get it. DH had his vacc before going to Thailand and i had mine when traveling to Fiji, but the kids were too little. DD1 had it before we moved to PNG, but DD2 was still too little. I will get DD2 vaccinated in due time, but when she's a little bit older. We are in a position where i buy, wash and cook all our own food so our risk isn't as high as if we were eating out a lot. Having said that hygiene in this place is terrible so our risk would still be quite high.
My reasoning against the vacc is that is generally a treatable disease. There are fatalities but with access to proper medical care they are rare.
We just got back from Bali and didn't have the hep A jab. Our doctor said pretty much same as junglemum, it's all about hygeine, so plenty of handwashing. LOL, I even wiped my cutlery with antibacterial wipes JIC.. I would be more inclined to make sure your tetanus jabs are all up to date.
Have a great trip...
We went to Thailand when DD1 was 2 and we all had HepA vaccinations before going. My Dr is Asian and she said that she wouldn't take her own children there without giving them the vaccine first. Given that it is fecal-oral and DD1 was still putting everything in her mouth we decided that it would be best for her to have it and DP got his done so that they could do it together I had already had mine done previously.
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I had already had mine done previously.
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