Morning emails from family who contacted my docter overnight greeted me with the news that I actually did not get a Rabies immunisation before leaving Melbourne, it was everything else but Rabies and Japanese E.
So, back to docter. I have a compitant French docter this time, but he lacks tack. "Rabies is 100% Fatal" is the quote I took away with me. Said with as much emotion as discussing the latest weather report. So he also tells me that I need to have immunoglobin today, and another 4 injections over the next 4 weeks. Fun!
The SOS Clinic does not have immunoglobin, and there is a world wide shortage apparently. So off to France Hospital I go. This is another private hospital, for foriegners and rice locals, staffed by vietnamese, and what wonderful professionals they are after the last place.
They only have 2 viles and need to get a third from somewhere else, another hospital....I think I have most of the immunoglobin for rabies in Hanoi in my bottom at the moment. So I go off for an hour and potter back for my two injections.
"They will be a bit painful"
They really were!
During hospital visits heard of tourists getting bites from monkeys on Cat Ba Island and needing Rabies immunisation, and an American man being badly attacked by a buffalo in Halong bay area.....apparently monkeys are riddled with Rabies, there you go!
Off to rest now.......
An dream of killing all maltese terriers on the face of the earth!
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