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  • Canadians visit each year

  • Vaccines typically recommended

  • Ideal lead time before departure

  • Hepatitis A

    Spread through contaminated food and water. Street-food stalls are part of why people love Thailand — and the most common exposure route. A single dose protects this trip; the booster gives you lifetime immunity.

  • Typhoid

    Bacterial infection from contaminated food and water. Recommended for anyone planning to eat outside resort restaurants. Single injection or a four-dose oral course — both protect for around two to five years.

  • Hepatitis B

    Transmitted through blood and bodily fluids. Recommended if you might receive medical or dental care, get a tattoo, or stay longer than six months. Many Canadians have this from childhood — we’ll check first.

  • Japanese Encephalitis

    Mosquito-borne. Risk concentrates in rural areas, rice-growing regions, and overnight stays outside major cities — especially during May–October monsoon. Two doses, ideally finished a week before you leave.

  • Rabies

    Worth considering if you’ll be near street animals, doing adventure activities far from medical care, or staying longer than a month. Three doses pre-exposure. Without it, a bite means a hard scramble for post-exposure shots locally.

  • Malaria prophylaxis

    Not a vaccine — daily or weekly tablets. Low risk in tourist areas, higher near the Cambodia / Myanmar borders and on some southern islands. We’ll match the pill to your itinerary; some are taken once a week, some daily.

  • Eat hot, eat busy

    Street food cooked to order in front of you is generally lower risk than buffet trays sitting at room temperature. Busy stalls turn ingredients over fast.

  • Skip the ice you didn’t make

    Bottled water everywhere — easy. Ice in drinks is the more common slip-up. Reputable bars and hotels use commercial ice; small stands and food carts often don’t.

  • DEET or picaridin, day and night

    Dengue mosquitoes bite during the day. Malaria mosquitoes bite at dusk and night. Cover both windows. 20–30% DEET works on adults; we stock both.

  • Travel insurance — confirm before you go

    Provincial health doesn’t cover much outside Canada. A separate travel medical policy is cheap and the only thing you’ll be glad you bought if a small problem becomes a hospital problem.