A 48-year-old member asked:
Where can i get my cholera vaccines?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Cholera vaccine: Cholera vaccine is not routinely given in usa and is not stocked in most clinics and physicians office.If you are travelling to an endemic area where cholera is prevalent the vaccine has to be specialy ordered.Talk to your doctor or contact cdc.
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Dr. Marybeth Lambeanswered
Travel Medicine 47 years experience
Canada: The Cholera Vaccine is only 50% effective but, if travelers are going to a high risk area and are anxious to get the vaccine-- here in washington state, patients can travel to a canada clinic to get vaccine. The dukoral vaccine only covers some forms of cholera. For those over 6 yrs, receive 2 doses orally, 1 to 6 weeks apart . Children ages 1-5 yrs, are given 3 doses. Boosters every 2 years.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Vaxchora: “The FDA recently approved a single-dose live oral cholera vaccine called Vaxchora (lyophilized CVD 103-HgR) in the United States. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to approve the vaccine for adults 18 – 64 years old who are traveling to an area of active cholera transmission.” REF: https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/vaccines.html. This oral medication can be obtained via a
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Dr. Heidi Fowler commented
Psychiatry 27 years experience
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local or online pharmacy in the United States.
Jun 18, 2017
Last updated Nov 4, 2019
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