What are the different travel vaccines available?

Types of Travel Vaccinations

If you have a plan of visiting places outside U.K, it is advisable that you get a vaccination against the various diseases found in the various parts of the world. These vaccinations are basically made to protect you against infections such as typhoid, hepatitis B and yellow fever. Childhood vaccination program in the UK has been able to protect individuals against various diseases. It however does not the various infections which can be conducted in the overseas.

Which Travel Jab is Recommendable?

You can be in a position to enquire the vaccinations recommended or necessary for any area you intend to visit in the following websites:

• Travel health pro
• NHS fit for travel

Some of the countries require ICPV (international certificate of vaccination or prophylaxis) before you are allowed to enter into them. Such example includes countries such as Saudi Arabia which will always require some proof of the vaccination against diseases such as meningitis especially for visitors from Umrah and Haji pilgrimages.

Most of the countries in the south America and Africa do not accept visitors from areas with yellow fever infections unless they have a prove that they are vaccinated against it. It is advisable that you get vaccinated some eight weeks before your travel since some of these vaccines need be given in good time.

Free Travel Vaccines

These vaccines are provided with no charges in the NHS. They include:

• Typhoid
• Cholera
• Hepatitis B
• Tetanus, diphtheria and polio (combined booster)

Private Travel Vaccines

You will be required to pay for the following vaccines:

• Yellow fever (only available in from some designated centers)
• Rabies
• Tick-borne encephalitis and Japanese encephalitis
• Hepatitis B (not combined with hepatitis A)
• Tuberculosis
• Meningitis vaccines

Things To Consider Before Having Travel Vaccines

• The countries or country you are traveling to
• The time you will be traveling
• Your current destination
• The duration you will take in the given country
• Your health status and age
• The activities you will involve yourself in at the given country
• Animal contact
• Whether you will work in a medical setup