Health & Safety

If travelling to China, you may need to take some vaccinations to be allowed on the flight. You should contact a travel doctor 4-6 weeks before your flight to make sure you have all the vaccinations and medication reqiured to travel to China. If you have any series illness or medical reasons, you should also tell your doctor about your travel to prevent unnecessary injury and/or illness.

Ofcourse, every country has it's diseases and viruses and that's why vaccinations are there to prevent them from infecting you.



Here are some government websites which explains vaccination requirements in more detail.
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/china.htm

http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/China



Travel insurance is suggested when travelling to any country.
A typical travel insurance covers:

• Theft of property (laptops, mobile phones, etc, etc)

• Overseas medical/hospital expenses (the amount you are covered for depends on what policy you have chosen)

• Overseas medical emergency services

•  Luggage/personal effects.

Here is a webiste which describes the full list of what travel insurance can cover.
http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Does-Travel-Insurance-Cover?&id=736039