The WHO shortlisted tropical virus for priority research in 2018, vaccine is now available in Canada
In 2022, Bruce Wale of Victoria, B.C. went to San Jose, Mexico as he had done many times before. But this time, he returned with more than photos and a tan."I was quite incapacitated for most of that time," he said."It even affected my breathing. So, I was just really on my back, laying on the sofa or in bed ... three months of pure 'not nice'."
The decision to get the vaccine largely depends on an individual's level of risk tolerance, said Dr. Wayne Ghesquiere, an infectious diseases/tropical diseases and internal medicine consultant, who is also clinical assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Brtish Columbia. Wale, for instance, continues to have joint pain. Though he's since been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, he is skeptical that the Chikungunya is no longer affecting him.When weighing risk and whether or not to be vaccinated, it's important to consider planned vacation activities and vacation length.
"I strongly recommend the vaccine. Because, you know, even though I am now immune to it, three months of what I went through is not worth it," he said.
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