Vaccines Available Include the Following:

Vaccine Requirements Versus Recommendations

• Requirement:  A vaccine is required when you have to show proof of immunization for entry into a country. These vaccinations are generally required to keep you from bringing a disease into the country.
• Recommendation:  A vaccine recommendation is made when a disease exists in a country and there is a vaccine available for protection against that disease.
  
  

Quick Summary of Vaccines

• Hepatitis A: "Should NOT leave home without it" Hepatitis A is a viral disease transmitted via contaminated food and water. The Hepatitis A virus can be found worldwide, even in the United States. Risk or exposure exists in developing countries, or anywhere sanitation conditions are uncertain.
• Typhoid (oral or injectable): Typhoid fever is a bacterial disease, also spread through contaminated food and water. Risk for exposure to typhoid often exists in the same locations as Hepatitis A.
• Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B is a virus transmitted through contact with blood and/or body fluids. Risk for exposure to Hepatitis B is worldwide and exposure can occur from accidents and medical procedures, or things as simple as tattooing, manicures, haircuts etc.
• Twinrix (Adult Hepatitis A & B): Hepatitis A/B vaccine is a great way to get vaccinated for both Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B with a single vaccination.
• Japanese Encephalitis (JE): JE is also a viral disease spread by mosquitos from infected animals (usually pigs and wading birds) to humans. Recommendations are made according to your itinerary.
• Meningococcal Meningitis: Bacterial Meningococcal disease enters the body through the upper respiratory tract. This disease frequently occurs in large epidemics in developing countries. The CDC has recently expanded its immunization recommendation to include all adolescents 11-18 years of age and all students prior to entering college.
• Rabies: Many developing countries do not have animal vaccination programs, and some do not have access to the Rabies Immune Globulin that is needed for patients exposed to rabies through infected animal bites. Therefore, rabies pre-exposure vaccine may be recommended for certain destinations based on your activities and length of stay.
• Immune Globulin (IG): IG is sometimes used for infants below the recommended minimum age for Hepatitis A vaccine, or for people who require immediate immunity against Hepatitis A.
  
  

  The following vaccines are routine adult immunizations that everyone in the United States should get according to appropriate guidelines.

  • Influenza
  • Measles/Mumps/Rubella
  • Pneumococcal
  • Polio
  • PPD Skin Testing (TB)
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria
  • Varicella (Chickenpox)
  • Tetanus/Diphtalia/Pertussis