Your quick and affordable Travel Clinic in and around Colchester
Are you about to embark on your gap year of travel? Are you set and ready for your spiritual journey to Mecca for Hajj or Umrah? Off on a business trip to a more exotic country? Wherever you are going in this world, the Dedham Pharmacy Travel Clinic Colchester is here to keep you safe and protected along your way.
In this blog post, we’re going to talk about why travel medicines and vaccinations are important for your health when traveling, how they work and what you can do to get protected in and around the city of Colchester.
Travel health is a very broad topic with plenty of items to cover so we won’t be covering every aspect of its realm here. However, if you have any questions or queries on anything related to travel health, then all you need to do is give us a call on 01206322109 and our trained pharmacists will be happy to help you. Welcome to the Travel Clinic Colchester
When you travel to a more exotic destination, you may be exposed to viruses and bacteria that your body does not have protection against. We call this protection “immunity”, hence the word “immunisations”. This may lead to infection and disease, for example, Hepatitis A or Yellow Fever which will, of course, lead to illness. By having a vaccination, or multiple before you travel, you will develop protection against them. This is extremely important because some of these diseases are often life-threatening.
Travel vaccines work in very similar ways to each other and there are plenty of different types that provide immunity against many different diseases.
Essentially, you’re injected with a solution that mimics the pathogen of the disease. This will then stimulate your immune system to produce antibodies (white blood cells) which are designed to fight off the specific infection. Therefore, if you’re ever exposed to the bacteria or virus, then your defense system will kill it before any harm can be done to you.*
Ideally, you should get vaccinated at least 21 days (sometimes more for others such as the Rabies Vaccine) before you travel to your destination. This will ensure that your body has time to produce all the antibodies needed for maximum protection.
However, we’re certainly not confined to these areas. If you know you’re passing through, then come in or give us a call on 01206322109.
We wish you the safest and best travels
We are unable to offer Yellow Fever Vaccinations for any one under the age of 3 years or above 60 years ( including those that are 60)
Dedham pharmacy, High Street,
Dedham, CO7 6DE
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Saturday, Sunday Closed
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