Travel Advice Online.
The past 20 years have seen a huge increase in global tourist travel for holiday, business, visiting friends and relatives and volunteering in remote areas of developing countries or as aid workers responding to natural disaster situations.
Before you consult a travel medicine specialist you can get basic information about your destination country, any vaccines required or recommended, malaria and health information.
We encourage you to look at this online advice first before booking a travel appointment with us.
The Fit for Travel Website.
Whilst travel advice changes in response to outbreaks and in country reporting, there are some destinations for which we would not recommend vaccination and thus you may prefer to seek advice about keeping well without having to attend in person.
The Fit for Travel website will allow you to search for risks specific to your destination and give info on disease prevention.
For example if you are travelling to Mexico you can select “Mexico” from the destinations, then click “Vaccinations” to check out vaccine recommendations.
As well as informing which vaccinations courses or boosters are usually advised for all people travelling to Mexico, Fit for travel informs when to consider additional vaccines.
For example, if someone is travelling to facilities with access to good sanitation, they may only require to be up to date with vaccines for life in the UK. No Courses or boosters are usually advised for all.
However there are vaccines to consider – if someone is travelling to areas of poor sanitation, they may consider Hepatitis A or Typhoid. If they are unable to receive prompt, good quality medical attention in event of an incident they may consider Rabies or Tetanus.
Specific Health Risks
Further information on specific health risks can be explored within the Fit for Travel Destinations page. If a traveller is pregnant, is immunocompromised, elderly or has specific questions they many wish to seek face to face or telephone advice for additional information, but Fit for Travel is an excellent starting point for those who may wish to find out more about their trip risks.
Get Travel Advice for Your Trip.
Before you consult a travel medicine specialist you can get information about your destination country, any vaccines required or recommended, malaria and health information.
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