Table of Recommended Immunisations for Travellers
All immunisations should be at the discretion of your doctor.
Immunisation Schedule and Protection Areas recommended for
Cholera International certificate valid for six months beginning 6 days after one injection. All Asian countries; Australasia; many African countries.
Gamma globulin
(immune serum globulin) 		One injection just prior to departure. Gives three to four months partial protection against infectious hepatitis Countries outside north-western Europe and Australasia where sanitation is of a low standard.
Poliomyelitis Three doses of oral vaccine at four- to six-week intervals. Valid for five years. All countries.
Tetanus Three injections: the second, one month after the first; the third, six months later.Valid for five years, and often combined with the typhoid immunisation. All countries.
Typhoid Two injections one or two weeks apart. Gives up to two years partial protection. All countries except north-western Europe.
Typhus Two injections seven to ten days apart. Valid for one year. South-eastern Asia; India; Ethiopia.
Yellow fever International certificate valid for ten years beginning 10 days after one injection. Some central African countries; some central American countries.

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