Do I need to get a travel vaccination ? Depending on the country you are visiting you may need to have a travel vaccination. You can visit Travel Vaccinations – NHS to see what travel vaccinations you may need if you are intending to travel.
You can also be vaccinated for flu, chicken pox, meningitis, yellow fever, tuberculosis, cholera, mpox and typhoid to name a few. If you are not sure of your vaccination history check with your GP.
Some local pharmacies in the UK also offer a service for travel vaccinations.
Boots offers the following vaccinations :-
• Cholera* / • Hepatitis A* / • Hepatitis B / • Japanese encephalitis / • Meningitis ACWY / • Rabies
• Tick-borne encephalitis / • Typhoid* / • Yellow fever**
If you don’t take the appropriate precautions, your travel insurance may not cover you.
We provide info about policy excess, activities or sports, motorbikes & driving abroad GHIC, lost luggage and how to claim. Have a look through our pages, and complete the contact form if you have a question that has not been answered.
We also cover information about medical screening, and medical clearance, and Emergency Medical Assistance as well.
Foreign Travel advice from the FCDO