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Sensible Precautions for Delhi Commonwealth Games
Wednesday, 14 July, 2010
For any travel to India it is wise to be fully vaccinated against the food-borne diseases Hepatitis A and Typhoid Fever, and immune status for tetanus, polio, measles and chicken pox should be checked. More detailed advice on these and other vaccinations plus reminders about malaria and dengue fever can be found on the India Destination Sheet available on the Traveldoctor website. It is also very important to consider vaccinating against influenza.
Early October is a high risk time for seasonal influenza in Delhi according to the records, and the Pandemic H1N1 flu is still circulating currently in parts of India although at a low level; but it is reasonable to assume that a mixture of the seasonal and pandemic forms of flu will pose a very real threat to visitors to the Games. We strongly recommend that if, not already vaccinated this year, all intending participants and spectators going to the Commonwealth Games 2010 be vaccinated with one of the Influenza vaccines currently available in Australasia.
