Hi Trysten, some countries require vaccinations, you don't have a choice. When I went to Saudia Arabia, I had to get vaccinated and when coming to Jordan also. So it is one thing to get vaccinated to prevent the flu and quite another to prevent death. So if you call the Thailand consulate where you get your visa from, they can give you all the info and also if you are traveling thru any other countries. Now if you don't have money for vaccinations how can you travel? Do you have your passport, now they are real expensive. When I got mine it was 20 dollars but now they are close to 100 I hear.