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Travel Health
Whether you plan a last minute holiday or have one
planned two years ahead, it is worth considering
vaccinations and/or malaria tablets that may be
recommended for your destination.
Most vaccines take 3 ? 4 weeks to become effective so
we ask you to book in for travel advice and vaccinations
6 ? 8 weeks before departure.
Help us to help you
It helps our practice nurses prepare advice for you if
you can let us know, in advance of your travel
appointment, of the destination/s, dates for your trip,
length of stay, type of accommodation and any
adventurous activities that you may be considering, such
as, skiing, diving, jungle trekking, backpacking,
mountain climbing or animal care. We can then work out
what vaccines are required and print out some useful
up-to-date information for you on the destination. Which
vaccines can we provide?
We have the following vaccines available most of the
time:
- Diphtheria, tetanus and polio combined that
lasts 10 years.
Tetanus is considered to be a complete course in the
UK when a person has received 5 doses. However if
the destination advises that the traveller should be
in date for tetanus, then another can be given.
- Hepatitis A
his is a course of 2 injections initially 6 -12
months apart, the second of which then lasts 10
years. Boosters are then at 10 yearly intervals.
- Typhoid.
This is just one injection lasting 3 years.
- Rabies is not commonly given, but necessary for
animal handlers or anyone travelling to remote
areas, more than a day away from medical facilities.
Three injections on days 0, 7 and 28.
- Hepatitis B.
This is a course of 3 or 4 injections depending on
you chosen schedule. The course is at 0, 1 and 6
months or 0, 1, 2 and 12 months. Hepatitis B is
advised if you are handling blood or body fluids, at
risk of disease through sexual intercourse or at
risk of accident in a country with poor medical
facilities.
- Meningitis ACWY.
This is one injection lasting 5 years.
One vaccination commonly given for South and Central
America, parts of Africa and the Caribbean called Yellow
Fever, is not available here at Cropredy Surgery because
we are not a designated yellow fever centre. Therefore
we ask you to go to West Bar surgery in Banbury for
that; the appointments are only on a Friday afternoon.
More information
If you would like to read more about travel health, try
the following websites:
www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk
www.nathnac.org
www.masta.org
www.travelhealth.co.uk
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