Immunizations & Vaccines

I am going through the Health Department's Foreign Travel Clinic to get the necessary vaccines for South Africa. They provide what is recommended by the Center for Disease Control. I will have to get two shots - a tetnus booster and Hepatitis A(one now and another in 6 months). For Typhoid I will have to take a pill every other day for four days. I made an appointment in late March for these.

I also need to take an anti-malaria medication. I had to get the prescription from my doctor and I will have to take it daily beginning one week before I leave. I will take it throughout my whole trip and then for four weeks once I return! Luckily I only had to pay my $10 co-pay.

My fundraising is going great!! I still owe $468 towards my program fee and then I will start working on the cost of my plane tickets.