Preparing for an international trip can seem complex and difficult. When you have the benefit of the friendly and knowledgeable assistance of the professional staff at Passport Health, your task becomes much easier.
Here are some commonly asked questions. Click on the links below for the answers, or browse the entire page.
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A: The misconception in asking this question is that a traveler should worry about only the diseases that a host country fears from foreign visitors. No country requires a traveler to take prescription pills for protection against Malaria. Yet, without it, and without the additional protection of mosquito netting and repellants, travelers are likely to contract malaria. So the first question should be "what does the Centers of Disease Control say I should have for protection against disease in Brazil (Haiti, China, etc.).
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A: Yes, but unless your doctor happens to specialize in travel medicine, he or she will;
♦Have to do extensive research to determine what you need ♦Probably not have the necessary documents to record your vaccines ♦Have to charge you far more due to small vaccine purchases |
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A: You will be meeting with one of our Travel Nurse Consultants. They are all RN's and have taken extensive training on the nature of Travel Medicine. Vaccinations are only one component that will be covered. Equally important are letting you know of food and water safety, treatment for traveler's diarrhea, altitude sickness and more.
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A: Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation and anti-vaccine rhetoric perpetuated on the Internet and in the lay press. The public has little understanding of the vaccine development process. Prior to FDA approval, vaccines are put through controlled clinical trials and rigiors licensing procedures. FDA approved vaccines are safe and effective.
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A: The CDC recommends taking care of your Travel Medicine needs four to six weeks before traveling. You do need to know however, that some vaccines need to be taken more than once in order to provide the most immunity. Some vaccines are long lived and once taken you may not need to be repeated for quite some time.
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A: We are commonly asked whether we accept health insurance for travel vaccinations. Most health insurance plans don't cover travel vaccines. The insurance companies' view is that you are electing to travel therefore it is elective medicine.
Because of this, Passport Health does not accept any medical insurance plans. We do however provide you with a receipt that has all the proper information and codes to be submitted to your insurance company. This means that if your insurance company covers any of the travel vaccinations you received, they will reimburse you for them according to your health insurance policy. Passport Health accepts American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Debit cards and personal checks / cash. Large corporate accounts can be billed for our services. |
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A: Contact our main office either by phone at (813) 969-3757 or email us at info@passporthealthtampa.com.
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A: Serious reactions are very rare. Some local tenderness or brief low grade fever may occur in some persons, but should not interfere with usual activities. For a complete listing of possible side effects as well as much other useful information, please visit the CDC Vaccine Information Sheets site where you may read and print out the most current information on each vaccine.
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A: As many as you need. Five or six vaccines may be needed for travelers to some countries if their standard immunizations are not up to date.
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