Travel Medicine & Travel Vaccinations at Hamilton Village Health Centre
The physicians and staff of Hamilton Health would value the opportunity to assist you in preparing for your travels, be it a business trip, an exciting adventure, an opportunity to study abroad, or volunteer travel.
At Hamilton Village Health Centre, we understand the health challenges you may encounter during international travel. That’s why we are dedicated to providing comprehensive, personalized, pre- and post-travel health services to every traveler – including teens and children.
Whether you are traveling for business, pleasure or humanitarian reasons, we are available. We specialize in developing individualized and in-depth care plans based on your itinerary, planned activities and any chronic medical problems.
Hamilton Village Health Centre provides consultations to help you:
- Determine your level of risk based on your travel itinerary
- Obtain the proper immunizations for you. Virginia Mason is an authorized yellow fever vaccination center and will provide the International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever, if necessary
- Evaluate the need for malaria prophylaxis and other medication options
- Discuss prevention and provide resources to ensure safe and healthy travel
Our listing of vaccines is comprehensive:
- Cholera (Vaxchora)
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis A/B Combination (Twinrix)
- HPV (Gardasil 9)
- Influenza – seasonal flu shot
- Japanese Encephalitis (Ixiaro)
- Meningitis ACWY (Menactra)
- Pneumonia PPSV23 (Pneumovax)
- Pneumonia PCV13 (Prevnar 13)
- Polio
- Rabies
- Tdap (Boostrix)
- Typhoid injectable (Typhim Vi)
- Typhoid oral (Vivotif)
- Varicella – Chickenpox (Varivax)
- Varicella – Zoster (Zostavax)
- Yellow Fever (YF-VAX – NATIONAL SHORTAGE)
Talk with your health care provider about other precautions you should take, based on your destination and circumstances. If you’re planning a trip on short notice, don’t put off making an appointment with a travel medicine provider. Even if you’re leaving tomorrow, you should still visit your doctor or nurse to get needed medicine and health advice for a safe and healthy trip.
