Let the staff at Neighborhood Medical Center help you with your medical travel needs. We provide you with the necessary vaccines to travel to most regions. This includes documentation on the "yellow card" which is often required for international travel. We've got your travel needs covered, from motion sickness to jet lag and from traveler's diarrhea to malaria. Call or come by and discuss your medical travel needs and options with one of our providers.
Travel Vaccinations/Immunizations
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Patient Information on Foreign Travel Immunizations
| Immunization / Service | Number in Series and Schedule | Possible Side Effects |
| Travel Consultation | Ideally 8-10 weeks prior to departure. | N/A |
| Hepatitis A | 3 injections over 6 months
Accelerated schedule: 3 doses over 2 months. Booster one year later. |
Soreness at injection site, headache, malaise. |
| Hepatitis B | 3 injections over 6 months
Accelerated schedule: 3 doses over 2 months. Booster one year later. |
Soreness, redness, itching at injection site. Mild fatigue, fever, headache, nausea. |
| Influenza | Possibly annually. Needed year round in the Tropics and April - September in the Southern Hemisphere. | Soreness at injection site for up to 2 days. Fever, malaise and muscle pain 6-12 hours after shot, lasting 1-2 days. |
| MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) | 1 injection needed if born after 1957, with no history of measles illness, and one or no prior MMR vaccinations. | Burning, stinging, pain or rash at injection site, mild-moderate fever. |
| Meningococcal (meningitis) | 1 injection. Booster every 10 years to maintain immunity. | Redness at site for 1-2 days. |
| Pneumococcal (pneumonia) | 1 injection. Booster every 10 years to maintain immunity. | Pain, swelling, and redness at injection site. |
| Polio | 1 injection if fully immunized in childhood. Unvaccinated adults: 3 injections, 1 month apart. If limited time before travel, get additional injections upon return. | Pain, swelling, and redness at site. |
| Tetanus/Diphtheria or Tetanus Toxoid | 1 injection. Booster every 5-10 years to maintain immunity. | Soreness, redness & swelling at the injection site. Pain may extend from shoulder to elbow. Fever for 1-3 days. |
| Typhoid Injection or Oral Typhoid | 1 injection. Booster in 3 years or 4 capsules taken over 6 days. Booster in 5 years. Capsules can sometimes be difficult to locate. | Nausea, abdominal pain/cramps, vomiting, fever, headache, rash. Pain, redness, and hardness at site. Fewer side effects with oral vaccine. |
| Varicella(Chicken Pox) | Needed only If no history of chicken pox or no prior vaccine under age 13: 1 injection. Age 13 and over: 2 injections 4 - 8 weeks apart. | Redness, hardness at site. Fever and chicken pox-type rash. |
| Yellow Fever | 1 injection received at least 10 days prior to travel. Booster in 10 years. | Fever, headache, muscle ache may occur 5-14 days after vaccination. Very rarely (1 : 100,000) vaccination is life-threatening. |
To Reduce the Side Effects of Immunizations:
- Apply a cold compress to the injection site if it becomes red, swollen, and/or tender.
- Take Tylenol (acetaminophen) prior to and after immunizations to decrease fever and body aches.
- SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IF YOU DEVELOP HIVES AFTER RECEIVING ANY IMMUNIZATION.