Mexico in a few days - vaccinations?

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Chaps,

Owing to a spur of the moment decision, I find myself heading out to Playa Del Carmen next Wednesday. After some research it seems as though it's recommended to get a Hepatitis A jab at least 2-4 weeks beforehand - obviously I don't have that sort of time, and the earliest I can get booked in for is this Thursday.

I know there's a lot of knowledgeable people on here - will I still have some degree of protection despite only having the jab six days before I go?
The last vaccination I had was at school I think, and that was for TB (I'm 26).

I don't plan on eating any street food and I sure as hell won't be drinking any tap water. Anyone any experience?

[Yipper]

It will be fine. Sea resorts are quite modern. Just wear a nodder if you meet some local crumpet.

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Yipper said:

It will be fine. Sea resorts are quite modern. Just wear a nodder if you meet some local crumpet.

I doubt that my girlfriend would be too pleased with that!

I figured the risk would only be slightly higher than it is anywhere else, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

[ExV8]

I went a few weeks ago and was recommended hepatitis a, typhoid and tetanus which I had.

I avoided tap water and ate locally with no issues. My boss thought it was overkill for a business area and suspect for a tourist area the same applies.

[AMST09]

Never bothered with any injections tbh
Should think the risks are pretty low in the resorts

[Lotus Notes]

I went exploring just south of Mexico City and having assessed the vaccination pros and cons, I didn't get any..The only thing I did was use insect repellent for sitting out in the night.

I didn't drink the tap water and brushed my teeth using bottled water. Street food was mostly avoided but the fact that everything is fried in grease played havoc with my digestion! Or it could have been the altitude..

[J4CKO]

I got ill whilst was in Playa Del Carmen, went on a day trip which was kind of a knock off version of Xplor, was actually quite well done, lot of effort and was good fun but the kids called it "sketchy", and it was, anyway had bad guts for a couple of days, came home and every now and then got horrendous stomach pain, got tested for all sorts, every type of Hepatitis, MRI, Endo, Colonoscopy, it sorted itself out after four episodes of this crushing pain.

Theory is my gall bladder seized up, but I do think it was related to going to Mexico and the food I had on the trip, was starving, it was tasty but tepid and served in a jungle setting, eat in the hotels and you should be fine, main risk there is the swim up bars with fat, red English folk sat drinking vast quantities of beer and never leaving to divest themselves of it in a toilet.....

[Chebble]

Thanks for the replies.

Should anyone find themselves in a similar position, I went to the doctors for them today - a Hepatitis A and a tetanus because mine was well out of date (!). According to the nurse i'll still be protected. I did get a pretty stern warning to stay away from any wild animals that may bite me too.

I did think that it's fairly low risk anyway because I'm unlikely to go too far off the beaten track whilst I'm there, but for the time and effort it costs to get covered it's not worth the risk. I'll be sure to stay away from fat English people pissing in the pools too.

[Feirny]

I've just come back from there and had both jabs before I went. If I didn't have other medical issues I'd probably have risked it.

Just don't drink tap water or salad/things that will have been washed with tap water.