Summertime is vacation time. Often, families plan to travel to foreign countries. Published data indicate that more than 1 million people travel internationally every day. Even though most serious diseases such as polio and pertussis have been virtually eliminated in North America, many vaccine preventable diseases are still common in many parts of the world.
Before you embark on your trip overseas, you should be vaccinated to prevent the spread of serious diseases and to protect yourself from getting sick. If you are planning to travel overseas, please contact Health Watch Clinic to schedule a travel vaccine consultation in advance of your trip. We will advise you about health risks in the countries you plan to visit. We will refer you to the Oklahoma Department of Health so that you can be vaccinated against the diseases specific to the countries you plan to visit.