In this episode:

• Ensure full courses of all basic vaccines are given for those who travel
• Extra vaccines for the very young (for those who may not have complete courses), especially the measles vaccine, which is important
• Speak to pregnant mothers and mothers of little children who come from countries with high TB risk about BCG vaccinations for their children if they plan on visiting family overseas
• Patients who are going onto long term immunosuppressives (such as TNF inhibitors) and wish to travel to high-risk countries should have live vaccines BEFORE commencing such treatment

Guest: Dr Deb Mills, Medical Director and Travel Medicine Expert

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 28 mins

Recommended resources:

• Travel Medicine Conference PDF Friday 16 – Sunday 18 September 2022; Hilton Hotel Brisbane
• Travelling Well
• Travel Medicine Meeting: Annual Southern Cross Travel Medicine Conference and the Inaugural Southern Cross Tropical Medicine Conference
• Rabies: Australian Immunisation Handbook
• Travel Medicine Alliance: Locations of specialised travel clinics