DPT Tetanus, diphtheria. Hepatitis A Shot or pills. Hepatitis B Series of shots. Although not a requirement, this is g enerally recommended for parents adopting from Asia by doctors specializing in international adoption medicine. Lariam is the most common medication taken by adoptive parents traveling to Vietnam.
Some people have side effects.
We have had one report of Meningitis infection and one report of Dengue from parents on the Adoptive Parents of Vietnam list following trips to Vietnam.