Title: Recommended Vaccinations for Spain Trip by TravelDoc™
1Recommended Vaccinations for Spain Trip by
TravelDoc
The risks to health whilst travelling will vary
between individuals based on activities abroad,
length of stay and general health of the
traveller. Please book your appointment by
calling one of our clinics.
During consultation, our trained travel health
doctors will advise you on the Recommended
Vaccinations and will suggest others be
considered based on the history of the individual
traveller.
Explanation of symbols Recommended Doctor
will advise
2Vaccination Details
Combined Tetanus, Diptheria Polio
Vaccination Price 32 per dose Diphtheria is
uasually spread by close contact with infected
persons. In the UK, the combined
Diptheria/Tetanus/Polio vaccine is recommended
when diphtheria boosters are indicated for
adults. A diphtheria booster lasts 10 years.
Tetanus is a serious infection, usually
contracted following contamination of wounds. In
the UK, after 5 doses of vaccine, tetanus
boosters are not routinely required unless
travelling to areas with limited medical care.
In the UK, the combined Diptheria/Tetanus/Polio
vaccine is recommended when tetanus boosters are
indicated. A tetanus booster lasts 10 years.
3Vaccination Details
Vaccination content Given as a combined vaccine
with polio, tetanus and diphtheria.
Who should be vaccinated? Those travelling to an
area with poor access to medical attention who
have not had a booster in the last 10 years.
Additional vaccine information If your childhood
schedule was incomplete, seek guidance about
additional doses. In the UK, tetanus vaccine is
combined with polio and diphtheria.
Vaccine dose A single injection.
When to get vaccinated 2 weeks before travel
4Vaccination Details
Who should not be vaccinated? General issues
Patients who have had a serious reaction
(anaphylaxis) to a previous dose of this
vaccine or its constituents. Specific issues
Unstable epilepsy.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding There is no evidence
of risk.
Duration of immunity 10 years
Side effects Very few. Temporary tenderness at
the site of the injection.
Price 32 per dose
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cinations-for-spain/
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