Springvale South Medical Centre

Getting sick overseas is a sure way to ruin your trip. It impacts your health and may impact your safety and finances. Medical assistance overseas can be expensive. Anyone can catch an infectious disease, even if you’re usually fit and healthy. Your personal situation can also affect your health risks overseas. See your doctor to find out what is right for you. 

 

Common vaccinations for travel

Diseases that the Department of Health suggests travellers can vaccinate against include: 

• hepatitis A and hepatitis B 

• cholera 

• chickenpox (varicella) 

• COVID-19 

• typhoid 

• yellow fever

• tuberculosis (TB) 

• Japanese encephalitis 

• meningococcal disease 

• measles 

• influenza (flu) 

• tetanus 

• rabies

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Which vaccines do you need?

For more information about vaccines for each country, you might like to visit the Smart Traveller website here.

 

Our GPs can provide you with professional advice depending on where you are travelling. You may need to meet specific health requirements to enter and exit your destination. For example, some countries require proof of your Yellow Fever vaccination. You may need proof of certain vaccinations to enter and exit some countries. Some airlines and cruise lines require evidence before you board.  

 

When should you book your travel vaccination appointment?

It is important to book well ahead as you will first need to obtain the prescription and then purchase the vaccine from the chemist and book an appointment with the nurse to administer the vaccine.  You also need to allow your body time to build up immunities against the virus.  It’s wise to talk to a GP about your travel plans at least one to two months before you go overseas, if possible.