Vaccinations travel

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Thompsom RE, Bass DM, Hoffman SL. Travel vaccine. Infect Dis Clin North Am 1999 13 149-167. 

Hepatitis B Hepatitis B vaccines provide another illustration of how drug products have advanced vdth increasing technical capability. Vaccination against hepatitis B is common pradice for health workers, travellers and others who may be at risk of exposure to the virus. The initial vaccines contained inactivated virus to promote the immune response necessary to proted against future infection by the live virus. However, there was always some concern in case there was not complete inactivation of the virus used for vaccination. Further research into the virus identified the surface proteins against which the immune response is raised. The genetic... 

Vaccines to be included within a national immunization and vaccination programme are chosen to reflect the infection risks within that country. Additional immunization, appropriate for persons travelling abroad, is intended not only to protect the at-risk individual, but also to prevent importing the disease into an unprotected home community. 

Pre-exposure prophylaxis with IGIM is indicated for individuals at high risk of acquiring the HAV who cannot receive the hepatitis A vaccine (e.g., because of allergy to the components alum or 2-phenoxyethanol). Additionally, travelers who plan to depart for endemic areas within 2 weeks and have not yet received the hepatitis A vaccine should receive IGIM because active vaccine immunity takes several weeks to develop. 

Three typhoid vaccines are available currently for use in the United States (1) an oral live-attenuated vaccine (Vivotif Berna-TM vaccine, Swiss Serum and Vaccine Institute), (2) a parenteral heat-phenol-inactivated vaccine (Typhoid Vaccine, Wyeth-Ayerst), and (3) a parenteral capsular polysaccharide vaccine (Typhim Vi, Pasteur Merieux). Immunization is recommended only for travelers going to endemic areas such as Latin America, Asia, and Africa household contacts of a chronic carrier and laboratory personnel who frequently work with S. typhi.13... 

These schedules indicate the recommended age groups and medical indications for which administration of currently licensed vaccines is commonly indicated for adults ages 19 years and older, as of October 1,2007, Licensed combination vaccines maybe used whenever any components of toe combination are indicated and when the vaccine s other components are not contraindicated. For detailed recommendations on all vaccines, including those used primarily for travelers or that are issued during toe year, consult the manufacturers package inserts and the complete statements from toe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (wmcdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/acip-list.htm). ... 

A second dose of MMR is recommended for adults who 1) have been recently exposed to measles or are in an outbreak setting 2) have been previously vaccinated with killed measles vaccine 3) have been vaccinated with an unknown type of measles vaccine during 1963-1967 4) are students in postsecondary educational institutions 5) work in a health-care facility or 6) plan to travel internationally. 

Two doses of mumps vaccine are recommended for school age children, international travelers, college students, and healthcare workers born after 1956. 

The last known naturally occurring case of smallpox occurred in Somalia in 1977. In May 1980, the World Health Assembly certified that the world was free of naturally occurring smallpox. By the 1960s, because of vaccination programs and quarantine regulations, the risk for importation of smallpox into the United States had been reduced. As a result, recommendations for routine smallpox vaccination were rescinded in 1971. In 1976, the recommendation for routine smallpox vaccination of health-care workers was also discontinued. In 1982, the only active licensed producer of vaccinia vaccine in the United States discontinued production for general use, and in 1983, distribution to the civilian population was discontinued. All military personnel continued to be vaccinated, but that practice ceased in 1990. Since January 1982, smallpox vaccination has not been required for international travelers, and International Certificates of Vaccination forms no longer include a space to record smallpox vaccination. 

Yes. Do not consume unpasteurized milk, cheese, or ice cream while traveling. If you are not sure that the dairy product is pasteurized, don t eat it. Hunters and animal herdsman should use rubber gfoves when handling viscera of animals There is no vaccine available for humans. 

Government development and production of vaccines has been proposed in a bill before Gongress H.R. 4100, the National Vaccine Authority Act. The National Vaccine Authority would be established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and would engage in research, development, and production of vaccines to protect civilians against bioterrorist attacks and other limited use vaccines, such as those that would protect travelers going to disease-endemic countries. The National Vaccine Authority would oversee a government-owned laboratory that would be operated by a private contractor to produce vaccines the private sector does not supply at current prices. 

Hepatitis A vaccination is indicated for active immunisation against hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection in subjects at risk of exposure to HAV such as travellers to high prevalence areas, armed force personnel travelling to high endemic areas, person in whom... 

Menningococc al vaccine Bacterial polysaccharid es of serotypes A/C/Y/W-135 Subcutaneous One dose Every 3 to 5 years if there is continuing high risk of exposure 1. Milita ry recruit s 2. Travel ers to areas with epide mic menin gococ cal diseas e 3. Indivi duals... 

Poliovirus vaccine, inactivated (IPV) Inactivated viruses of all three serotypes Subcutaneous See Table 1-2 for childhood schedule. Adults Two doses 4 to 8 weeks apart, and a third dose 6 to 12 months after the second One-time booster dose for adults at increased risk of exposure 1. For all chi 1 dr en 2. Previo usly unvac cinate d adults at increa sed risk for occup ational or travel expos ureto poliov iruses... 

Every adult, whether traveling or not, should be immunized with tetanus toxoid and should also be fully immunized against poliomyelitis, measles (for those bom after 1956), and diphtheria. In addition, every traveler must fulfill the immunization requirements of the health authorities of the countries to be visited. These are listed in Health Information for International Travel, available from the Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. A useful website is http //www.cdc. gov/travel/vaccinat.htm. The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics also offers periodically updated recommendations for international travelers (see issue of April 15, 2002). Immunizations received in preparation for travel should be recorded on the International Certificate of Immunization. Note Smallpox vaccination is not recommended or required for travel in any country. 

Sue has been on staff at Professional Pharmacy for 6 months. She is beginning to feel comfortable with the employees, customers, and flow of the business. The immunization program that she helped institute while a student has continued to grow, now offering vaccinations year round for influenza, diphtheria, and tetanus, in addition to miscellaneous travel and childhood vaccinations. 

Garbagease travels a distance of about one ten-thousandth of an inch on its journey from the cytoplasm to the lysosome, yet it requires the services of dozens of different proteins to ensure its safe arrival. In our imaginary TV movie, the vaccine traveled perhaps a thousand miles from the Centers for Disease Control to the big city where it was needed—a trillion times farther than garbagease traveled. But many of the requirements for transporting the vaccine were the same as those for getting the enzyme from the cytoplasm to the lysosome. The demands are imposed by the type of task to be done they don t depend on the distance traveled, the type of vehicle used, or the materials out of which the signs are made. 

A total of 16,000 smallpox cases have been reported in 25 states (14,000 within the past 24 hours). One thousand people have died. Ten other countries report cases of smallpox believed to have been caused by international travelers from the United States. Vaccine supplies are depleted, and new vaccine will not be ready for at least 4 weeks. States have restricted nonessential travel. Food shortages are growing in some places, and the national economy is suffering. Residents have fled and are fleeing cities where new cases emerge. Canada and Mexico have closed their borders to the United States. The public demands mandatory isolation of smallpox victims and their contacts, but identifying contacts has become logistically impossible. 

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