IMMUNIZATIONS & PRECAUTIONS

In the past few days, I have received Emails from several members of my ROTARY DREAM TEAM - INDIA 2011, with respect to what immunizations to get prior to departing for India, next month. My advice to them and to anyone traveling outside the United States, is to visit the official website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - www.cdc.gov and to navigate to the TRAVELER'S HEALTH section, and then follow the various prompts that will take the viewer to the location where he or she will be traveling. There are a number of prophylactic medications one can take against malaria, and that decision should be left to the traveler in consultation with his or her physician. In addition, it is always wise to make sure tetanus is current, as well as receiving a booster against POLIO.