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You should schedule your typhoid vaccine ideally 4 to 6 weeks before travel, especially if you need other travel vaccines too. The injectable typhoid vaccine is usually planned at least 2 weeks before protection is needed, while oral vaccine schedules must be completed before travel. Last-minute travellers should still seek advice.
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Vaccination protection does not usually start immediately. Some vaccines begin building protection within days, while others need several weeks or more than one dose. The timing depends on the vaccine, your health, your previous vaccine history and your travel date. A travel clinic can advise when protection is expected.
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Hepatitis A vaccination helps protect travellers from a contagious liver infection spread mainly through contaminated food, water or close contact. It is not only for backpackers or remote travellers. If you are visiting a country where hepatitis A is more common, a travel-health assessment can confirm whether vaccination is recommended.
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Malaria is not confined to Africa. Travellers may also face risk in parts of Asia, Central and South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and the Pacific. Because risk can vary within the same country, travellers should obtain itinerary-specific advice, prevent mosquito bites and take prescribed antimalarial medicine correctly.
Malaria is often associated with…