Travel Alerts — Vax Before Travel

Travel Alerts

State Dept Travel Advisory - Level 3

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jan 23

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Haiti’s Level 3 Travel Advisory Reaffirmed

CDC recommends several travel vaccinations prior to visiting Haiti

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CDC Alert - Level 2, Practice Enhanced Precautions

Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Jan 22

4 min read

Ebola Vaccine Candidate v920 Reported 90% Efficacious in the DRC

Merck’s rVSV-ZEBOV is a recombinant, replication-competent vesicular stomatitis virus-based candidate vaccine

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CDC Watch - Level 1, Practice Usual Precautions

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jan 20

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CDC Travel Alert Issued Regarding Nigeria’s Yellow Fever Outbreak

Nigeria is reporting Yellow Fever, Monkeypox, and Polio outbreaks during 2019

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Tropical Diseases

State Dept Travel Advisory - Level 3

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jan 16

4 min read

Venezuela’s Level 3 Travel Advisory Reaffirmed by US State Department

Level 3 Travel Alerts for Venezuela issued by the State Department and the CDC

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CDC Alert - Level 2, Practice Enhanced Precautions

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jan 11

4 min read

Typhoid Fever Is A Risk When Visiting Pakistan

Level 2 Travel Alert for Pakistan typhoid fever outbreak expanded by CDC

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