TRAVEL MEDICINE

TRAVEL MEDICINE

 

We carry all the travel immunizations necessary to protect you and your family on your vacation, safari, mission trip, study abroad, business trip, or inter country adoption. In addition to vaccines, we are here to educate you on the potential health dangers and risks of your travels.

A consultation will be specific for your travel plans. We will advise and provide any needed immunizations, medications to make you and your family safe while on your trip, including antimalarial and anti-diarrheal medications and country/region specific traveling health tips and lists.

All patients seeking travel consults, if not a patient of our practice, must provide a copy of their immunization record at least one week prior to their scheduled appointment. Patients who have no copy of their vaccine record may be asked to take a blood test to determine their immunity status to diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox.

Also patients who do not complete the required travel forms AT LEAST 24 hours prior to their scheduled visit may have to be re-scheduled for a later appointment date.

It is requested that all travel visits be scheduled at least 6 weeks prior to the planned trip so to ensure adequate time for vaccination to be effective and provide protection.

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Vaccine-Preventable Outbreaks

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