Hello fellow Marist pilgrims.
I hope
that you are all enjoying counting down the short time remaining until we hit
the skies together heading for Champagnat country. I can't wait!
As part of our preparation we were reminded
about ensuring that our vaccinations were all up to date for Africa. I
had my jabs on Monday, have the second lot booked for Monday of next week and
the final series one month away.
Not being a seasoned traveller to Asia or
Africa, I was interested to find that my local doctor was not able to give me
the required yellow fever vaccination and suggested that I head for my closest
Travel Vaccination Centre. The doctor there was passionate about his
work, and spent quite some time explaining to me every possibility for germ and
virus disaster imaginable. Suffice to say that I'd urge you, my fellow
pilgrims, to make sure that you don't leave organising the jabs until the last
minute. Apparently we'll need the vaccination certificate to enter Rwanda
as much as we'll need our passports.
The doctor also issued me with this advice:
When travelling in Africa and thinking food,
which is me always, cook it, boil it, peel it and don't touch the animals.
I passed on the rabies shots, at $500 a pop and with 3 in the series.
My friendly doctor assured me that my travel insurance company will be
happy to pay for immediate evacuation to London should I be unlucky enough to
be bitten by a bat, a monkey or a dog. I'll be relying on all of you to
remind me when we're there to avoid anything with fur and teeth!!!
No pain, no gain. Go get your shots.
See you for our meetings in just a few weeks.
Blessings,
Carole
Thanks for the 'jab report' Carole. We too have begun a series of jabs - Hep A & B and Typhoid to name some, including Yellow Fever.
ReplyDeleteHopefully we won't encounter anything at close proximity with fur and teeth!!
Looking forward to our Orientation Day,
Sophie