Vaccination for Nepal

I'm intending to go to Nepal (specifically Kathmandu and Pokhara) for 19 days trip, starting on 4th of April.

After some research I've found that it's common to take vaccinations for Hepatitus A and Typhoid, while for long stays it's also recommended to get Hepatitus B, Japanese Encephalitis and take anti-malarial drugs.

I'll mainly visit tourist places and do a five-day hike in Pokhara,and I don't intend to go to Chitwan nor visit the jungles.

My question which of these vaccinations are really important to take Hepatitus A & Typhoid vaccinations?

Best Answer

How do we determine whether or not it's important? Obviously if you know you're going to get sick, getting it is essential, but with something that's not guaranteed, just highly likely, you can't put a figure on 'really important' or not.

However, we can listen to experts and see what they say.

CDC (Center for Disease Control) - Hep A is recommended for most travellers, irrespective of where you are going, and Typhoid is recommended for most travellers, especially if staying with friends or you are an adventurous eater.
Lonely Planet - both recommended for your consideration.
Ciwec Clinic - both recommended
IAMAT - International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers- both come under their 'recommended' category.

Nobody likes getting injections, but given all these international groups for travellers and disease control ALL recommend getting them, it'd be considered foolish by many to risk it, even if you're there for just a few days.

However, if it's the injections that are really worrying you, what you could consider is that Lonely Planet mentions there is now a combined hepatitis A-typhoid vaccine, AND that you can take typhoid medicine as oral caplets, instead of the injection.