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Travel Clinic

IMMUNIZATIONS OFFERED

Routine Immunizations:

Tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Tdap) - required if no pertussis vaccine since childhood
MMR - two lifetime doses required
Varicella - two lifetime doses required UNLESS patient had a case of chickenpox
Meningitis- two adolescent doses required

Hepatitis A (Hep A) - two lifetime doses required

Hepatitis B (Hep B)- three lifetime doses required

Travel Immunizations:

Meningitis- required if > 3 years since last dose of Menomune or > 5 years since Menactra/Menveo
Yellow Fever - required for endemic areas; vaccine confers immunity for life
Typhoid, oral - must be repeated every 5 years
Typhoid, injection - must be repeated every 2 years
Hepatitis B - 3 dose series confers life-long immunity
Hepatitis A - 2 dose series confers life-long immunity