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Travel vaccines
Travel vaccines are vaccines used to prevent illness while traveling . They can range from flu vaccines to MMR to typhoid to yellow fever and so many more. Typically these are given at least 6 weeks prior to travel so that there is enough time for you to develop an immune response before you are potentially exposed to an illness.
Dr. Sarah Kohl reviewed this
37 year experience in Travel Medicine
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Where can I get travel vaccines?
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What is the definition or description of: travel vaccines?
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What are the necessary travel vaccines? What vaccines are necessary for travel?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Should I proceed with pre-travel vaccines if I have only 13 days instead of a full 2 weeks?
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How to get typhoid vaccine - travel to india-?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is it mandatory to get vaccines when traveling to St. Lucia? i will be on an all inclusive resort.s
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A 34-year old female asked:
Do I need any vaccines before traveling to brazil?
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Do you think I'll need vaccines for traveling to africa?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Good day. Do I need to take vaccines when travelling to Mauritius. I will be there from the 23rd of September. ?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I will be traveling to Malaysia for 2 years for my masters studies. Should I take any vaccines before traveling? Please suggest
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A 30-year old female asked:
Do South Africans need any vaccines for travelling to Mauritius we have elders of 75years of age as well as kids aged 3years travelling with us?
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A 34-year old asked:
Are the hepatitis a and tetanus vaccines considered travel immunizations?
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A 36-year old asked:
How often do I need the oral typhoid vaccine for travel to s.E. Asia?
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Who should get the hepatitis a vaccine before traveling?
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Do I need to get a hepatitis a vaccine before traveling to asia?
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Received hepatitis-a and typhoid vaccines today. traveling in 12.5 days, is that okay?
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A 29-year old female asked:
1 year 4month old baby, is it risky to travel with her from Lebanon to Maldives? Is it risky that she will get a virus? She took a vaccine for travel
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A 40-year old asked:
Do you need to get a yellow fever vaccine to travel to Tanzania?
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A 32-year old male asked:
I've had typhoid once when I was young should I still get a vaccine when travelling to India or would my body have antibodies for it already? Thanks
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Do you need to get a yellow fever vaccine to travel to Kenya?
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A 60-year old male asked:
What does the term Vaccine titres are suboptimal in laymans English?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Pfizer says its vaccine is 100 percent against severe illness is Moderna the same?
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A 46-year old asked:
Which vaccines are mandatory for public schools in the U.S.? Which ones are optional?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Which vaccinations do I need to go to South Africa from the U.S.? Not going to any areas with Malaria.
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A 32-year old female asked:
There are two pharmacies near me a block away with many available appointments for covid vaccinations. One pharmacy has Pfizer the other Modena. Its literally my choice. Does either Pfizer or Moderna perform better with the variants ?
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A 41-year old asked:
How come the BCG tuberculous vaccine is not a routine in the u.S ?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Could there be a vaccine against Crohns disease one day?
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A 39-year old asked:
In the U.S., what vaccines are mandatory for children to attend school?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I had the first Pfizer vaccine yesterday morning at 11 am. How long does it take before side effects usually appear? Whats the longest they can take to appear?
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A 28-year old female asked:
How did vaccines differ in the 70's compared to now? Are they stronger/better now versus decades ago? I can't access records from that time. I wonder if they did my mmr shots differently back then. (I know I had them, just unsure of the sequence)?
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