Do You Need A Vaccination for Visiting Penang? The standard of health and medical care in Penang is generally very high. If you are coming to Penang from Africa or South America, or have been to either of these continents in the past three months before coming to Penang, you are required to show proof of vaccination against yellow fever. Other than that, the World Health Organisation recommends the following vaccination if you are planning to visit Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei - so that includes coming to Penang:
Adult diphtheria and tetanus Get a booster shot if you haven't gotten one in the last ten years. This will result in sore arms and a slight fever.
Hepatitis A
The first jab will offer you almost 100% protection for up to a year, thereafter a booster shot after 12 months will give you protection for up to the next 20 years. Side effects include sore arms and headache.
Hepatitis B
This is administered as three shots spread over six months. It's a jab that you should get if you are traveling anywhere at all. It's also available combined with Hepatitis A vaccination. For 95% of people, one jab is enough for the rest of your life.
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
If you never had these before, then two doses of MMR is recommended - the side effects may cause you to develop a rash and some flu-like symptoms.
Polio No polio cases in Penang (or for that matter, Southeast Asia) since 2002.
Typhoid If you are visiting the countryside, then this would be recommended. If you're staying less than a week and will only be in the city area, then you can fore-go it.
If you are coming to Penang to live and work, these are some of the injections you may want to consider taking.
Japanese B encephalitis A set of three injections, giving you the side effects of sore arm and headache but rarely any allergic reaction. Booster jabs are recommended after two years.
Meningitis Recommended if you are going to be backpacking and you are under the age of 25. A single injection is usually good for 2-3 years.
Rabies I haven't heard of anybody getting rabies in Penang, but if you are going to explore far and wide, get this vaccination, which comprises three injections.
Tuberculosis If you're an adult, you should get a tuberculosis skin test before and after your travel, rather than a vaccination. Children should get the vaccination which will last the lifetime.
Private Guided Tours of Penang
If you are seeking private guided tours of Penang, message Penang Tour Guides at penangtourguides@gmail.com and enquire with them.
Buy, rent or sell properties in Penang
Do you have a property for sale or to rent out? Are you looking to buy or rent a property? Get in touch with me. WhatsApp me (Timothy Tye) at 012 429 9844, and I will assign one of my property agents to serve you. I will choose the agent for you, according to your property needs. So when you message me, provide me some details of what you need, whether to sell, to buy, to rent or to rent out, and what type of property, is it condo, apartment, house, shop, office or land.
Adakah anda mempunyai hartanah untuk dijual atau disewakan? Adakah anda ingin membeli atau menyewa hartanah? Hubungi saya. WhatsApp saya (Timothy Tye) di 012 429 9844, dan saya akan menugaskan salah seorang ejen hartanah saya untuk berkhidmat kepada anda. Saya akan pilih ejen untuk anda, mengikut keperluan hartanah anda. Oleh itu, apabila anda menghantar mesej kepada saya, berikan saya beberapa butiran tentang apa yang anda perlukan, sama ada untuk menjual, untuk membeli, untuk disewakan atau untuk disewakan, dan jenis hartanah apakah itu kondo, pangsapuri, rumah, kedai, pejabat atau tanah.
Let me take you to explore and discover Penang through my series of walking tours on YouTube. You may use these videos as your virtual tour guide. At the beginning of each video, I provide the starting point coordinates which you may key into your GPS, Google Maps or Waze, to be navigated to where I start the walk, and use the video as your virtual tour guide.
Disclaimer
Please use the information on this page as guidance only. The author endeavours to update the information on this page from time to time, but regrets any inaccuracies if there be any.
Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.