Juab: 435-623-0696
East Millard: 435-743-5723
West Millard: 435-864-3612
Piute: 435-577-2521
North Sanpete: 435-462-2449
South Sanpete: 435-835-2231
Sevier: 435-896-5451
Wayne: 435-836-1317

International Travel Immunizations

Are you planning a trip abroad? Remember that vaccine immunity may be the most important thing you take with you.

The Central Utah Public Health Department wants to remind all residents that if you are planning on traveling out of the country, make sure your immunization needs are assessed and your vaccinations completed in plenty of time to assure immunity. Most vaccines build immunity in approximately one week to ten days. However, immunizing against some diseases requires multiple vaccinations and may take six months or more to complete.

Did you know?

There is a 60-79% chance you will have an illness when traveling in lesser-developed countries?
There is an 8% chance you will seek medical care while traveling?
After returning home, there is a 25% chance you will experience diarrhea, a respiratory illness, a skin problem, or a fever?

Your individual degree of risk can improve with proper pre-travel education.

Education includes:

Overseas insurance information
Food and water safety tips
Jet lag and high altitude information
Personal protection measures against insect bites
Traveling with Kids
Travel safety
Medical kit check list

Immunizations include:

Td (tetanus/Diphtheria)
Polio
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Pneumonia
Typhoid
Yellow Fever
Meningococcal
Japanese Encephalitis
Rabies
Chicken Pox
Influenza
Lymerix
Twinrix

Medication recommendations include:

Anti-malaria prophylaxis
Anti-diarrhea medication
Jet lag and high altitude medications

Travel related immunization information is also available at:

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Toll-free Travel information: (887)FYI-TRIP (394-8747)
CDC Toll-free request line to receive faxed information (888)232-3299)

Vaccine needs vary considerably from country to country. Be sure to find out which vaccines you will need as soon as you know your travel plans. To find out which immunizations are needed for the region you will be visiting, visit the Centers for Disease Control Travel website at www.cdc.gov/travel.

Immunization Program at Utah Department of Health

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Central Utah Public Health Department
Juab County: 146 North Main, Nephi, UT 84648 · (435) 623-0696
East Millard County: 55 South 400 West, Fillmore, UT 84631 · (435) 743-5723
West Millard County: 428 East Topaz Blvd, Suite D, Delta, UT 84624 · (435) 864-3612
Piute County: 550 North Main, Junction, UT 84740 · (435) 577-2521
North Sanpete County: 20 South 100 West, Suite 30, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84642 · (435) 462-2449
South Sanpete County: 40 West 200 North, Manti, UT 84642 · (435) 835-2231
Sevier County: 70 Westview Dr., Richfield, UT 84701 · (435) 896-5451
Wayne County: 18 South Main, Loa, UT 84747 · (435) 836-1317
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