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I'm going to south africa. how important is it to get immunization ?

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Variable: There are some risks that are inherent with any destination travel and exposures occur both during travel and at the destination. Idealy, a person verifies and has them done 4 weeks or more before travel to areas of risk.You can obtain the specific recommendations for various destinations from the cdc site along with an explanation of what risks are involved.www.cdc.gov/travel.

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Answered 10/8/2017

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