Category: Information and Vaccines for International Travel

  • Yellow Fever Vaccine Contraindications: Who Should Not Get It

    Yellow Fever Vaccine Contraindications: Who Should Not Get It

    The CDC splits people who may not be able to get the yellow fever vaccine into precautions (age 60+, pregnancy, breastfeeding, infants 6 to 8 months) and contraindications (egg allergy, immunosuppression, transplant, HIV with low CD4). Here is what each means for your trip.

  • Oral Typhoid Vaccine and GLP-1s (Ozempic, Wegovy): What to Know

    Oral Typhoid Vaccine and GLP-1s (Ozempic, Wegovy): What to Know

    On a GLP-1 like Ozempic or Wegovy and need a typhoid vaccine before travel? A GI nurse practitioner explains the oral vs. injectable options and the unknowns.