Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Are you aware of the cost of travel vaccines?

If you are travelling to remote locations, you need to get required vaccinations. Especially when travelling to countries like Africa where higher health risk is involved, it is must for a traveler to be immunized.

Vaccines should be taken prior to the trip, which means at least four to six weeks before migrating from United States. The list of vaccines, which a traveler might have to get, is as follows: TD (tetanus/diphtheria) MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), typhoid, Japanese Encephalitis, rabies, polio, meningococcal meningitis, Hepatitis A, and Hepatitis B.

However, getting of vaccination largely depends on various factors like country where one is travelling, location of stay, activities in which one will get involved and vaccines that a traveler has taken so far.

Besides all these factors, the number of vaccinations that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends it is obligatory for travelers to get. For example, if traveling to sub-Saharan Africa, you need to get yellow fever vaccine. If in case, traveler fails to get the vaccine, then he or she is not allowed to leave United Stated; and not permitted to enter by the respective country, where traveler is visiting.

After determining all these factors, doctor will provide travelers relevant travel vaccinations in NYC. Talking about the cost of vaccines, here is detailed list of it:

Yellow fever shot costs about $130 to $375, which is the most expensive shot out of all vaccines.
  • Rabies shot cost between $400 and $1,000.
  • Typhoid vaccination cost about $40 to $150 per shot.
  • Meningitis vaccine costs $45 to $125 per shot.
  • Hepatitis A shot cost is between $45 and $110.
  • Hepatitis B shot is given in three different shots and each shot costs $45 to $80.
  • For children polio shot is must, which costs between $10 and $30.

The doctor will provide the vaccines to traveler at his or her travel clinic. Once shots are given, doctor will provide certification, which will be proof of traveler that he or she is vaccinated and fit to enter the country. However, before making a choice for clinic, make sure you have chosen a reliable and reputable clinic of your vicinity.

Therefore, if you are planning to go abroad then make sure you have got yourself vaccinated because travelling to risk prone areas is very hazardous for you and your family.