NORTH BRIGHTON MEDICAL IS now
yellow fever accredited

Our GPs are highly trained and experienced in providing advice on health issues associated with travel, including which vaccines should be administered before you travel to different parts of the world.

We are able to administer the vaccines you may require for your safe travels, and assist you with the prevention and treatment of various travel-related illnesses.

We have many of the most commonly needed vaccines in stock at our clinic available for purchase (subject to availability from our supplier). This includes vaccines for Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Rabies, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Japanese Encephalitis.

We can also ensure you and your children are up to date with your childhood vaccinations and the annual flu vaccine. Many people may need a measles booster vaccine, as there is currently a measles outbreak in Australia and other countries, and people born between 1966 and 1994 may have only received one dose of measles vaccine in childhood and therefore may not have proper immunity.

For less common vaccines, we can provide you with a prescription for the vaccine, which you can take to a pharmacy to fill before you return to our clinic for the vaccine to be administered. We can also give you a prescription for anti-malaria tablets and the cholera vaccine (which is taken orally).

We recommend you see a GP six to twelve weeks before you travel, as most vaccines take several weeks to take effect, and some need more than one dose. Even if you have already been vaccinated against certain diseases, you should still check with your GP, as your immunity to some diseases may have changed or reduced with time, so you may need a booster.

Please bring a copy of your immunisation history with you to your appointment, unless you are sure that we have the details already. You may need to complete a form so that we can arrange for your previous GP clinic to send up a copy of your immunisation history - this can takes several weeks to obtain, so again, it’s best to not leave this too late.

Please give our reception a call on 03 8506 9949 with any queries.