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Kids immunisations - relocating from the UK please help!

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 28 April 2016 - 20:05

Hi all!

I am moving to dubai with two kids at the end of May:

I was hoping to get the answer to a question I'm having no luck getting answers to at the moment!

My son aged 2 years 9 months at the moment is due for his next set of immunisations at 3 years and 4 months . They won't give them early here so am really worried about how I'm going to get them done over there .

They are called the pre school boosters

So it's
mmr booster
And DTAP (diphtheria tetnus and polio)

I will be living in sports city can anyone help me in understanding if this is easy to do? I'm more concerned as hey are boosters and not sure if that's how the system works in the UAE

Please any help Would be great !

Thanks

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EW GURU
Latest post on 30 April 2016 - 01:59
Thank you for the replies ! I will check here in the Uk about having them done privately - though i heard there are strict regulations regarding giving these early. Does anyone recommend a particular clinic / hospital in dubai to get these ? I will be living in sports city just two minutes from victory heights. Thanks I would rather have them done on time in dubai than having them early. Paying out of pocket for vaccinations is a norm for most people here in dubai. I go to mediclinic al sufouh to get them done as that's where my kids regular pediatrician is but medcare hospital al safa is good too and not as pricey as mediclinic for vaccinations.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 April 2016 - 22:53
Also- do the kids or indeed I need any vaccinations for moving to dubai - ( outside of the kids usual immunisations ) like any travel ones but obviously we would be living there ?
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 April 2016 - 22:43
Thank you for the replies ! I will check here in the Uk about having them done privately - though i heard there are strict regulations regarding giving these early. Does anyone recommend a particular clinic / hospital in dubai to get these ? I will be living in sports city just two minutes from victory heights. Thanks
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EW GURU
Latest post on 29 April 2016 - 18:17
Just bring your vaccination card and you can see a pediatrician to get the Shots done here in a private clinic. Depending on your health insurance policy you might have to pay out of your pocket. Vaccinations are very easy to get done here. Just inquire over phone about cost and procedure in your nearest clinic. You can also compare your vaccination schedule with dubai vaccination schedule on DHA website.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 April 2016 - 11:27
You could pay to have them privately in UK - not terribly expensive but suspect it would be fairly easy to arrange them in Dubai which seems overloaded with medical facilities.
 
 

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