This thread is following my every move!

After a gap of 2 years it crops up within an hour on the very day I enquired at my UK GP's surgery.

Yesterday I had the first vaccination jab for the TBE prior to my jaunt in Eastern Siberia this summer.

In UK it is not on NHS and BA Travel Centre wanted GBP64 for 2 injections. It was considerably cheaper in Russia where I was offered the option of a local Russian vaccine at 600 rouble or an Austrian one for 1000 rouble (12 and 20 GBP respectivley) for each injection. I chose Austrian and bought a second dose to do myself next month. I'll get the third on my ride back. Thats a good few s en route paid for!

They said two injections should be 1 to 3 month apart with the second at least 2 weeks before entering a danger area. This gives a years immunity. A third injection 9 months after the first one boosts this to 3 years. Then one dose every 3 years maintains immunity.

The two charming Babushski Doctors were specialists in immunology and vaccination and said not only is TBE prevalent in Siberia, but also now occurs in Scandinavia, Germany, Holland, Austria, Greece and is spreading west and south. Being bitten by a tick does not mean it passes the infection to you - it has to be a certain type of tick and it has to be carrying the infection itself.

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