Question 1

What is travel consultation?

Accepted Answer

A clinic consultation is a risk assessment, completed face to face with one of our travel health specialist at a Global Travel and vaccination centre convenient for you. The travel health specialist will assess your individual travel plans and health history before making recommendations. If vaccinations are required, then they can be administered during the same appointment.

Question 2

Who will I see at my consultation?

Accepted Answer

You will be seen by an experienced travel health specialist who has up to date knowledge of travel vaccines, disease processes and malaria prevention. We will provide our patients with the most up to date information on travel health, specific to the planned destination.

Question 3

Is there a fee to see a travel medicine consultant?

Accepted Answer

Global Travel health and vaccination Centre is a private vaccination service. This means that consultation, vaccinations, antimalarials and travel related retail products incur a fee.

Question 4

How much is consultation?

Accepted Answer

Our standard consultation fee is $50, per person. Our consultations cover the cost of our staff’s expertise and ensure you’re given the correct medical recommendations, from a trained professional.

Question 5

What do you need to bring to your appointment?

Accepted Answer

-       Detailed information about your trip such as cities and locations you will be staying in and the duration of your stay in each city.
-        A list of any medications.
-       Any immunization records you may have.

Question 6

What happens at the appointment?

Accepted Answer

-One of our travel health specialists will review your travel itinerary and will talk about specific vaccinations and medications recommended/required for your travel.

-You will receive your vaccinations and prescription for medications. After receiving your vaccinations, we require you to stay in the clinic for 15 minutes for observation. Yellow Fever requires a 30-minute stay.

Question 7

How important are travel vaccines?

Accepted Answer

Travel vaccinations are a necessary precaution to immunise you against infectious and potentially incurable diseases found overseas. In some situations, proof of vaccination must be provided before entry is permitted and failure to do so can result in quarantine, immunisation or entry being denied.

Question 8

Can babies get travel vaccinations?

Accepted Answer

Babies can and should be vaccinated before travelling overseas. The childhood vaccination programme offers protection against various diseases but doesn’t cover many of the infectious diseases found in some tropical countries.

Question 9

How far in advance do you need to get travel vaccinations?

Accepted Answer

Best practice dictates that vaccinations should be given a minimum of 4 weeks before travel. This not only gives your body enough time to build up enough tolerance to the disease but also allows for those vaccinations which require multiple doses spread over several weeks. However, vaccines which do not consist of a course can be given from 7-10 days before travel. What’s more, in situations where an International Certificate of Vaccination is required before entry is permitted, admittance may be denied until a specific timeframe has elapsed.

Question 10

Are some required vaccinations for travel?

Accepted Answer

Yellow fever – Required for some countries in Africa and South America. We will provide you with the International Certificate of Vaccination at your appointment.

Meningococcal Vaccine (against A, C, Y, W-135) – Required for Hajj visit to Saudi Arabia. We will provide you with a Certificate of Vaccination. According to the CDC website Hajj visas cannot be issued without proof of meningococcal vaccination.

Question 11

Which vaccines are the most important?

Accepted Answer

The necessity of certain vaccinations is dependent on a number of key risk factors, including destination of travel, duration and season of travel, standards of accommodation, food hygiene and sanitation, and traveller behaviour. To identify what level of risk you are likely to face, it can be prudent to book an appointment with a travel medicine consultant who can help advise on the most critical vaccinations to choose.

Question 12

Is it too late to be revaccinated?

Accepted Answer

In most cases, it is not too late to be vaccinated again. The main rule is that you must continue the vaccination program you have started. If you are in doubt, we will be able to help you with your question and be able to book a time for the next vaccination.

Question 13

What is a yellow fever centre?

Accepted Answer

Designated as a Yellow Fever Centre by the government of Canada, our clinic issues an official Yellow Fever Certificate as a proof of immunization so you can obtain your travel visa and/or pass-through customs/immigration without problems. We follow the latest recommendations and requirements.

Question 14

Do you offer Occupational health vaccinations?

Accepted Answer

Yes, we do. In addition to our travel health service, we offer private occupational health vaccinations such as Hepatitis A and B, Rabies etc. We can also offer blood tests for those who need proof of immunity.

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