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Old 01-20-2018 | 06:59 PM
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Hank Kingsley
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Originally Posted by BobZ
The history on this is dubious on the part of delta and alpa.

We started service into these high risk theaters with delta offering no guidence other than a yf shot.

And absolutely zero support or reimbursement.

It took some crewmembers paying a high price to wake up mgmt and our cba to their grossly negligent policy.

We now have the malarone and cipro Rx issue and reimbursement. For very good reason.

Prior to delta and alpa getting their act in order i took the best expert medical advice i could find. $700+ in shots, including a hep series. And malarone.

If you dont take it and are infected its going to be a difficult explaination. Malaria strains range from horrible to fatal in short order.

And malaria is not the only viable threat. If you fly in high risk theaters get some expert advice on how you should protect your health. This is probably not where you should be getting that advice.
You nailed it. Malaria still kills millions, not taking Malerone is stupid, unless you're only flying Africa. You can't take it as a prophylactic. I know the guys who died and survived, we need extra life insurance and medical riders.