WITH 7 TRAVEL CLINICS IN ESSEX
CITYDOC IS YOUR LOCAL LEADING PROVIDER OF TRAVEL VACCINATIONS
CityDoc Colchester
15 Cavalry Road,
Colchester
CO2 7GH
CityDoc Harlow
Ground Flr. Wych Elm House,
Hamstel Road,
Harlow,
Essex
CM20 1QR
CityDoc Hockley
167 Ferry Rd,
Hullbridge,
Hockley
SS5 6JH
CityDoc Holland-On-Sea
79 Frinton Rd,
Holland-on-Sea,
Clacton-on-Sea
CO15 5UH
CityDoc Hornchurch
Billet Lane,
Hornchurch,
RM11
CityDoc Loughton
118 Roding Rd,
Loughton,
Essex
IG10 3EJ
Wickford
312 Southend Rd,
Wickford
SS11 8QW
ABOUT CITYDOC
OUR TRAVEL HEALTH SERVICE
CityDoc, is your first choice provider, for travel vaccination services in Essex. We have an expanding number of local clinics, which all operate according to CityDoc’s standard operating procedures. All our clinics offer a comprehensive range of travel inoculations at competitive prices, in combination with the convenience of local high street clinics.
Why choose our service
- Immediate online booking 24/7
- Expert Consultations
- Special Offers for essential vaccine packages
- Yellow Fever Centres
- Complete range of travel inoculations
Our Medical Services
Travel Health – Book Online or Phone for Same Day Appts.
Speciality Children’s Inoculations – Chickenpox vaccines, Group B Meningitis Vaccines
Healthcare Worker Screening-Immunity Blood tests, Occupational health vaccines such as hepatitis B and MMR
Private Blood testing-Comprehensive range including well person packages, diabetes, cholesterol, thyroid function
OUR ESSENTIAL TRAVEL VACCINATIONS
When you attend for our travel risk assessment, after we have taken a detailed history, our practitioners will use Travax’s database to provide advice regarding the most essential vaccines needed for your trip and also secondary vaccines which should be considered to reduce lifetime risk.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED VACCINES
Hepatitis A
A viral infection, which can cause inflammation of the liver. Generally those infected full recover, a tiny minority can develop acute live failure. Travellers are typically infected when they eat contaminated food/water.
Age range | Number of doses | Interval Between doses | Booster Requirement |
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From 1 year of age | 2 doses | 6-12 months | Booster required after 25 years for ongoing risk |
Typhoid
Typhoid fever is a serious bacterial infection transmitted when travellers eat contaminated food or water. It is most commonly seen in developing countries with inadequate sanitation.
Age range | Method of Administration | Number of doses |
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From 2 years of age | Intramuscular injection to the deltoid muscle | 1 dose |
Diphtheria/Tetanus/polio
Tetanus is a serious infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani’s spores, which are found in soil dust and animal faeces. These spores gain access to the body through abrasions and cuts leading to severe injury to the nervous system.Death can occur when the nervous supply to the muscles concerned with breathing are affected. Tetanus is found across the globe but certain countries are considered more high risk.
Polio is a viral illness which affects the spinal cord and central nervous system of infected individuals. Spread because of poor sanitation from person-person. The virus itself is swallowed and transmitted to the blood stream. From the blood stream it gains access to the nervous system. Paralysis the most severe complication occurs in a small minority of those affected and many will improve greatly but some never recover.
Age range | Method of Administration | Number of doses | Booster Requirement |
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From 10 yrs of age | Intramuscular injection to the deltoid muscle | 1 dose | Booster required every 10 yrs if travelling to developing countries |