If you are considering going on China holidays, you will be happy to learn that there is no need of taking any immunisation to enter China. It is only if you are leaving for your China holidays from a yellow fever infected area that you need immunisation.
However, the Canadian and US disease control suggest that all travelers take polio and tetanus immunisations when going to China. And if you are thinking of traveling in the countryside and remote areas, take typhoid immunisation and immune globulin for combating hepatitis A.
To be on the safer side during your China holidays, take along some antibiotics, anti-diarrhea agents and any medications you require for your medical condition. But this does not mean that you can carry special organisms like human body tissues, microorganisms, blood and its products and biological products on your China holidays.
It is always better to get accident and medical insurance coverage for unexpected expenses that may arise during your China holidays. In addition, take tetanus and typhoid vaccines, along with rabies and hepatitis vaccinations before your China holidays as this is suggested before traveling anywhere.
Declare your belongings when on a trip to China
If for any reason you have to take these things to China, you have to subject these articles to quarantine inspections before entering China. And if you are from a yellow fever infested area, and are on a China holidays, you have to show the quarantine department that you have been inoculated from yellow fever.
If you have no valid certificate, you will be retained for observation for six days, starting from the day of departure from the infested area. It is also the duty of Chinese quarantine authorities to prevent foreigners suffering from venereal diseases, AIDS, leprosy, mental diseases and open tuberculosis from going on China holidays.
Avoid drinking tap water during your China holidays
Despite China suffering from poverty and climatic variations, it is a very healthy country. However, be careful of potential hasards and act carefully for some regions in China have different standards of hygiene. Drinking tap water is not suggested on your China holidays; instead, drink boiled, filtered or bottled mineral water. These are available in all Chinese hotels and restaurants.
Though food is cooked fresh, and cleaned and cooked thoroughly, take some medicine to combat stomach upsets during China holidays. The climatic conditions in China make sore throats and chest colds common during your China holidays. You have to fight the extreme heat and prevent dehydration by drinking sufficient amount of liquids during your China holidays.
There is no need of worrying about availability of emergency medical services during your China holidays. This is because there are clinics in large hotels and restaurants that offer medical and first aid services to travelers. So if you feel uncomfortable anytime during your China holidays, call the outpatient services of the local hotel, or inform your guide, who will take you to a doctor.