Here you will find information for travelers from the National Coordination Center for Traveler Advice (LCR) about recommended vaccinations and preventive measures against, among other things, malaria and other infectious diseases Thailand.
Malaria
In Thailand, malaria occurs in some areas. Accurate application of measures against mosquito bites is sufficient for these areas. Get advice from an expert travel medicine (general practitioner) doctor or travel nurse.
Yellow fever
There is no yellow fever in Thailand. However, if you come FROM a yellow fever area, vaccination is MANDATORY.
Hepatitis A
Vaccination is recommended for all travelers to this country.
DTP
Vaccination is recommended for all travelers to this country.
Typhoid
The vaccination advice is personal. Discuss with an expert travel medicine (family) doctor or travel nurse whether vaccination is useful for you.
Hepatitis B
The vaccination advice is personal. Discuss with an expert travel medicine (family) doctor or travel nurse whether vaccination is useful for you.
TB
The vaccination advice is personal. Discuss with an expert travel medicine (family) doctor or travel nurse whether vaccination is useful for you.
Dengue
Dengue fever or dengue fever occurs in Thailand. You should protect yourself well against mosquito bites.
Rabies
In Thailand, rabies can occur in mammals. Avoid contact with mammals. Discuss with an expert travel medicine (family) doctor or travel nurse whether vaccination is useful for you.
Japanese encephalitis
There is (possibly) Japanese encephalitis in Thailand. The vaccination advice is personal. Discuss with an expert travel medicine (family) doctor or travel nurse whether vaccination is useful for you.
The measles
There is an increased risk of measles in Thailand. Vaccination is recommended for everyone who was born after 1965 and has not had measles or has not been vaccinated according to the National Immunization Programme. Vaccination is also recommended for children older than 6 months who have not yet received an MMR vaccination according to the National Immunization Programme.
National Coordination Center for Traveler Advice
The National Coordination Center for Travelers Advice (LCR) is concerned with the prevention of illness in travellers, also known as travellers' advice. The LCR focuses primarily on doctors and other health professionals who advise the traveler on this matter, but also advises travel agencies and tour operators.
NB! This information is of a general nature. Ultimately, your travel destination, the length of stay, the type of trip, the activities you undertake, your health and your age determine which vaccinations and measures are necessary for you. Therefore, always seek personal advice on the measures that are important for your trip by an expert travel medicine (general practitioner) doctor or travel nurse. This is especially important if you are pregnant, if you have health problems, if you want to travel for longer than three months, or if you run special risks due to activities or profession.
Source: LCR.nl
I would not recommend the waiting room of a hospital to anyone in the Netherlands either.
Of course you should be aware that life is not without risks and that it often makes sense to limit them.
The 'flesh-eating bacteria' is a generally harmless streptococcus that in rare cases leads to serious problems. A well-known patient was Balkenende who had it on his foot and spent a month in intensive care. That man is certainly vaccinated against everything, in view of the many trips abroad, and I also do not have the impression that the man is very unhealthy or has an extremely unhealthy lifestyle.
So these are just cases of 'bad luck' and then you can be happy if you make it out alive with the current state of medical science. By the way, as far as I know you can't get vaccinated against this.
Some vaccinations also provide a kind of false sense of security. A few shots against Rabies (rabies) easily cost Eur 200.- and if you do get bitten you still have to get 2 shots. If you have not been vaccinated, you have to get 5 + antiserum and you have a little less time to arrange that. In a country like Thailand, where you can always get to a well-equipped hospital within a few hours, those 5 injections are probably even cheaper than the first 2 in the Netherlands. (Which you also have to repeat every few years).
Incidentally, there are more than 1500 deaths in the Netherlands every year due to medical errors and even with a vaccination, apart from the normal risk, something can go wrong. Extreme care is therefore required. The GGD IJsselland puts itself on the map by reporting that the antiserum is usually not available or of poor quality in DEVELOPED countries. Well, you will base your decision on this rubbish….
http://www.ggdijsselland.nl/Reizigerszorg/Ziekte-tijdens-de-reis/Rabies
The average Dutch person is somewhat afraid of hypodermic needles that are drilled into your body and seem to cause excruciating pain. So soon it will be called that is not necessary. A few large body paintings of dragons and beautiful ladies is of course no problem, but hypodermic needles. Brrr. Just look at such a hospital series at the EO/SBS and you see patients turn completely white when they have to receive a tetanus injection after a bloody wound. Now I have seen in the interior of Indonesia what the disease tetanus means and that is one of the most terrible illnesses / days of death there is. Then such an injection is quite bearable was my first thought. I myself once had moderate Malaria and that was no fun. Don't be afraid, just think about it for a while. What strikes me is that there are quite a few advertisements in newspapers/internet from 'holiday painters', so I sometimes think that they make good money. DTP and Hepatitis A will get you a long way. The Belgians also advise Hepatitis B more quickly.