Living in a civilized country you get these things for free so there's no real reason not to get this sorted. I've just been through the process for my next trip. If your GP practice has a travel clinic go along there, otherwise your GP should be able to advise, with notice, of where and when you are going to travel. My GP's travel clinic nurse was a bit of a waste of space - having waited several weeks to get in she basically sat there and searched the Internet - I could have done that!
Hepatitis A and B (no vaccine for Hep C) are advisable. Tetanus (wish I'd had that boosted before the Tsunami, but got away with it) and Thyphoid. Probably okay without Rabies - just don't **** any Soi Dogs or BGs who are foaming at the mouth.
Hepatitus A and Thyphoid come in a combined injection (arm,, 1 yr for Hep. A and 3yrs for Thyphoid) as do Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio (arm, 10yrs) and they are free (given in surgery, not even a prescription charge).
Hepatitus B (I already had this because of work) is a little more complex, needing a blood test after a couple of weeks and then boosters as necessary depending on the titres in the blood test: so get that ball rolling ASAP, especially if you are thinking of some serious mongering.
You should go along AT LEAST 8 weeks before travel.
Malaria - the nurse ummed and ahhhhed about this over my plans to spend a couple of days in Kanchanaburi (Kwai Bridge/Thai-Burma War museum). If you look at the malaria map of Thailand the entire country is a significant risk, but obviously cities like BKK are lower because the mossies can't afford the tuk-tuk fares
. Close to the land borders all around the risk becomes high and this includes Kanchanaburi. In the end I got a prescription for malarone, one of the new anti-malaria prophylactics (and in higher doses theraputic). The advise to keep covered up in high risk areas (long sleeves, trousers, mossie repellants, nets over beds) still stands, not least because of the increasing threat from Dengue (pron. DEN-GEE with a hard G) and that is worse than malaria.
Take a look at this Aus site and read up on all issues before seeing your GP/travel clinic so you understand the issues (probably be better informed than your GP
).
http://www.tmvc.com.au/travelreport....7571&PageID=10
Cheers,
K.