Travel vaccines
Typhoid Vaccine
Recommended for travel to areas with poor sanitation and limited access to clean water
About the Typhoid Vaccine
Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection spread through contaminated food and water. The vaccine reduces the risk of this potentially serious illness.
Who Needs the Typhoid Vaccine?
Book a consultationHigh-risk destinations
South Asia (especially India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), Africa, Southeast Asia, and parts of Central/South America.
High-risk travellers
Those visiting rural areas, staying with friends/family, or with adventurous eating habits. Aid workers and long-term travellers are at higher risk.
Vaccine Schedule & Administration
- Injectable vaccine: Single dose, lasts 3 years.
- Oral vaccine: 4 capsules taken every other day, lasts 3 years.
- Best taken: At least 1-2 weeks before travel.
Common side effects:
Injectable: Soreness at injection site, mild fever. Oral: Abdominal discomfort, nausea.
Who cannot have the vaccine?
- Injectable: Those with severe allergies to vaccine components.
- Oral: Immunocompromised individuals, those on antibiotics.
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