Vaccines
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Do You Actually Need to See a Travel Clinic? – 3 Questions to Ask Yourself
So you’ve booked your trip to some exotic destination that you’ve only heard about from scrolling Tiktok, and through all the excitement of vacation planning you suddenly have this itching thought… Do you need to see a travel clinic before your trip? Short Answer: Not always Booking a travel clinic appointment is usually ideal 6-8…
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Do You Actually Need Hepatitis Vaccines for Travel?
If you’ve been keeping up with my recent posts, I keep mentioning the hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines over and over again. I consider them my go-to vaccine when I speak to patients at the pharmacy about what they should consider for their travel, just because it is such an easily preventable disease. So…
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Galápagos Series: Why Vaccines for the Galapagos Islands Are Less Obvious Than You Think (2/4)
I’ve planned several trips before but the Galápagos Islands are definitely forcing me to rethink the way I usually plan when it comes to vaccines and medications. Going into this, I had assumed that it would be like when I went to Vietnam and got my usual vaccine triad for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and…
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The Best Travel Health Checklist To Use Before Every Trip
So you’ve clicked “buy” on those tickets you’ve been eyeing for the past few weeks, waiting for the prices to drop. But instead of feeling excited, suddenly you think “Oh god, I’m really going” and start wondering about everything you have to prepare for your trip. Aside from the usual things like clothes and shoes,…
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What Vaccines I Plan to Get for Thailand
With a vacation to Thailand on the horizon, it’s hard to contain my excitement for surely what is going to be a memorable trip. From island hopping, bumming around on beautiful beaches, chasing temples, and sampling street food, what’s not to like? Thailand is the perfect vacation for adventure or relaxing, or both! Now while…