Travel

VACCINATIONS

Travel Guide

West Gippsland Medical Clinic can give you advice and vaccinations to help make your travel as safe as possible. If you are requiring a travel health consult, please advise the receptionist who is happy to make the required scheduling with the doctor and nurse. Some travel advice is more complex than others, particularly if you plan to travel through multiple countries or particular parts of Africa, South America or Asia. 

Advice can change according to previous history of vaccination, trip duration, season and type of travel. Children, pregnant women, the elderly, people with health problems and particularly impaired immunity have different requirements: travel advice must be tailored to individuals.

Timing

Various travel health arrangements and in particular vaccinations need to be done well in advance. We stock common travel vaccines but not less common or more expensive ones, which may need to be ordered in. Plan to see the doctor about two months ahead of your departure. A separate appointment should be made for each person travelling.

Please note: that the Australian government (Medicare or Pharmaceutical Benefits) does NOT cover the cost of travel vaccines.