Tick born encephalitis in Scandinavia?
I'm going to Scandinavia and Finland on my bike in August. Camping and biking around for 5 weeks. I went to the Doctors as I needed a few jabs and they suggested I get a vaccine for tick born encephalitis. I would usually get all the jabs I need but I never expected Scandinavia to be 'dangerous' and this vaccine costs over £120.
NHS online suggests the vaccine for those travelling and camping but it also says no one in the UK has ever caught the disease.
What have others done? Who's been to Norway/Sweden/Finland and did you consider this?
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