Typhoid Vaccine in London
Typhoid Vaccine in London
Typhoid Vaccine in London
Travelling to South Asia, Africa or Latin America? Check if typhoid vaccination fits your plans and book a travel appointment at Kensington Clinics.
Travelling to South Asia, Africa or Latin America? Check if typhoid vaccination fits your plans and book a travel appointment at Kensington Clinics.
Travelling to South Asia, Africa or Latin America? Check if typhoid vaccination fits your plans and book a travel appointment at Kensington Clinics.
Travel health advice
Typhoid
Typhoid
Spread by
Contaminated food & water
Consultations are £25 and redeemable against any vaccine course on the day. Same-week appointments available for most travellers.
Consultations are £25 and redeemable against any vaccine course on the day. Same-week appointments available for most travellers.
Typhoid vaccination before higher-risk trips
Typhoid vaccination before higher-risk trips
Typhoid vaccination before higher-risk trips
Food and water precautions matter, but they do not remove typhoid risk entirely. If you are travelling to South Asia, parts of Africa, or areas of Central and South America where sanitation is unreliable, typhoid vaccination may belong on your pre-travel list. At Kensington Clinics, in London, we can talk through your route, timing, previous vaccines and any medical factors before you decide what you need.
Food and water precautions matter, but they do not remove typhoid risk entirely. If you are travelling to South Asia, parts of Africa, or areas of Central and South America where sanitation is unreliable, typhoid vaccination may belong on your pre-travel list. At Kensington Clinics, in London, we can talk through your route, timing, previous vaccines and any medical factors before you decide what you need.
Food and water precautions matter, but they do not remove typhoid risk entirely. If you are travelling to South Asia, parts of Africa, or areas of Central and South America where sanitation is unreliable, typhoid vaccination may belong on your pre-travel list. At Kensington Clinics, in London, we can talk through your route, timing, previous vaccines and any medical factors before you decide what you need.
A food and water infection that can become serious
A food and water infection that can become serious
A food and water infection that can become serious
Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella Typhi bacteria. A closely related illness, paratyphoid fever, is caused by Salmonella Paratyphi. Both are often grouped as enteric fever, and both are usually caught by swallowing contaminated food or water. For travellers, the usual risk is not an obviously dirty glass of water. It might be ice in a drink, salad washed in unsafe water, street food handled after poor hand hygiene, or a buffet dish kept lukewarm for too long. The bacteria can pass into food and water where sanitation is poor, especially if someone carrying the infection handles food. Illness can include fever, headache, abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhoea, and marked tiredness. It needs medical assessment and antibiotics, but antibiotic resistance has become a real problem in several regions, including South Asia. That makes prevention more valuable than simply assuming treatment will be easy to access abroad.
Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella Typhi bacteria. A closely related illness, paratyphoid fever, is caused by Salmonella Paratyphi. Both are often grouped as enteric fever, and both are usually caught by swallowing contaminated food or water. For travellers, the usual risk is not an obviously dirty glass of water. It might be ice in a drink, salad washed in unsafe water, street food handled after poor hand hygiene, or a buffet dish kept lukewarm for too long. The bacteria can pass into food and water where sanitation is poor, especially if someone carrying the infection handles food. Illness can include fever, headache, abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhoea, and marked tiredness. It needs medical assessment and antibiotics, but antibiotic resistance has become a real problem in several regions, including South Asia. That makes prevention more valuable than simply assuming treatment will be easy to access abroad.
Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella Typhi bacteria. A closely related illness, paratyphoid fever, is caused by Salmonella Paratyphi. Both are often grouped as enteric fever, and both are usually caught by swallowing contaminated food or water. For travellers, the usual risk is not an obviously dirty glass of water. It might be ice in a drink, salad washed in unsafe water, street food handled after poor hand hygiene, or a buffet dish kept lukewarm for too long. The bacteria can pass into food and water where sanitation is poor, especially if someone carrying the infection handles food. Illness can include fever, headache, abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhoea, and marked tiredness. It needs medical assessment and antibiotics, but antibiotic resistance has become a real problem in several regions, including South Asia. That makes prevention more valuable than simply assuming treatment will be easy to access abroad.
What the typhoid vaccine can and cannot do
What the typhoid vaccine can and cannot do
What the typhoid vaccine can and cannot do
Typhoid vaccination reduces your risk of typhoid fever. It does not protect against paratyphoid, and it is not a licence to ignore food and water hygiene. You still need the dull but useful rules: choose food cooked hot, avoid unsafe water, be wary of ice, and clean your hands before eating. In the UK, typhoid vaccination is usually given either as a single injectable vaccine or, where suitable, as an oral capsule course. The injectable vaccine is commonly used from 2 years of age. The oral vaccine is used only for older children and adults, and it may not suit people with certain medical conditions or those taking particular medicines. We will check suitability rather than assume. Try to book at least two weeks before travel if you can. That gives your immune system time to respond and leaves room to deal with other travel vaccines, such as hepatitis A, if they are also recommended. Protection is not lifelong; if you keep travelling to risk areas, a booster may be advised after around 3 years.
Typhoid vaccination reduces your risk of typhoid fever. It does not protect against paratyphoid, and it is not a licence to ignore food and water hygiene. You still need the dull but useful rules: choose food cooked hot, avoid unsafe water, be wary of ice, and clean your hands before eating. In the UK, typhoid vaccination is usually given either as a single injectable vaccine or, where suitable, as an oral capsule course. The injectable vaccine is commonly used from 2 years of age. The oral vaccine is used only for older children and adults, and it may not suit people with certain medical conditions or those taking particular medicines. We will check suitability rather than assume. Try to book at least two weeks before travel if you can. That gives your immune system time to respond and leaves room to deal with other travel vaccines, such as hepatitis A, if they are also recommended. Protection is not lifelong; if you keep travelling to risk areas, a booster may be advised after around 3 years.
Typhoid vaccination reduces your risk of typhoid fever. It does not protect against paratyphoid, and it is not a licence to ignore food and water hygiene. You still need the dull but useful rules: choose food cooked hot, avoid unsafe water, be wary of ice, and clean your hands before eating. In the UK, typhoid vaccination is usually given either as a single injectable vaccine or, where suitable, as an oral capsule course. The injectable vaccine is commonly used from 2 years of age. The oral vaccine is used only for older children and adults, and it may not suit people with certain medical conditions or those taking particular medicines. We will check suitability rather than assume. Try to book at least two weeks before travel if you can. That gives your immune system time to respond and leaves room to deal with other travel vaccines, such as hepatitis A, if they are also recommended. Protection is not lifelong; if you keep travelling to risk areas, a booster may be advised after around 3 years.
Trips where typhoid risk is higher
Trips where typhoid risk is higher
Trips where typhoid risk is higher
Typhoid vaccination is commonly considered for travel to the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, where UK travellers account for many imported cases. It may also be advised for parts of Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, Central America and South America. The need is sharper if you will stay with friends or relatives, eat locally outside tourist hotels, travel for several weeks, work in healthcare or humanitarian settings, or visit smaller towns and rural areas. Short hotel-based trips can still carry some risk, but the recommendation may be different from a month of local travel by bus with family meals and roadside stops.
Typhoid vaccination is commonly considered for travel to the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, where UK travellers account for many imported cases. It may also be advised for parts of Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, Central America and South America. The need is sharper if you will stay with friends or relatives, eat locally outside tourist hotels, travel for several weeks, work in healthcare or humanitarian settings, or visit smaller towns and rural areas. Short hotel-based trips can still carry some risk, but the recommendation may be different from a month of local travel by bus with family meals and roadside stops.
Typhoid vaccination is commonly considered for travel to the Indian subcontinent, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, where UK travellers account for many imported cases. It may also be advised for parts of Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, Central America and South America. The need is sharper if you will stay with friends or relatives, eat locally outside tourist hotels, travel for several weeks, work in healthcare or humanitarian settings, or visit smaller towns and rural areas. Short hotel-based trips can still carry some risk, but the recommendation may be different from a month of local travel by bus with family meals and roadside stops.
Plan it while your itinerary is still changeable
Plan it while your itinerary is still changeable
Plan it while your itinerary is still changeable
If typhoid vaccination fits your destination and plans, a short appointment can confirm the best option and timing. Kensington Clinics offers prescriber-led travel appointments in South Kensington and Hammersmith, with combined typhoid and hepatitis A vaccines where suitable. Call 020 7589 4186 or 020 7603 4761 to book.
If typhoid vaccination fits your destination and plans, a short appointment can confirm the best option and timing. Kensington Clinics offers prescriber-led travel appointments in South Kensington and Hammersmith, with combined typhoid and hepatitis A vaccines where suitable. Call 020 7589 4186 or 020 7603 4761 to book.
If typhoid vaccination fits your destination and plans, a short appointment can confirm the best option and timing. Kensington Clinics offers prescriber-led travel appointments in South Kensington and Hammersmith, with combined typhoid and hepatitis A vaccines where suitable. Call 020 7589 4186 or 020 7603 4761 to book.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this vaccine.
Common questions about this vaccine.
Common questions about this vaccine.
How soon before travel should I get the typhoid vaccine?
How soon before travel should I get the typhoid vaccine?
How soon before travel should I get the typhoid vaccine?
Aim for at least two weeks before you leave, especially if you may need other travel vaccines at the same appointment. If you are travelling sooner, it is still worth asking; the advice may change depending on your departure date and destination.
Aim for at least two weeks before you leave, especially if you may need other travel vaccines at the same appointment. If you are travelling sooner, it is still worth asking; the advice may change depending on your departure date and destination.
Aim for at least two weeks before you leave, especially if you may need other travel vaccines at the same appointment. If you are travelling sooner, it is still worth asking; the advice may change depending on your departure date and destination.
Do I need typhoid vaccine for India or Pakistan?
Do I need typhoid vaccine for India or Pakistan?
Do I need typhoid vaccine for India or Pakistan?
Typhoid vaccination is commonly recommended for travel to India and Pakistan, particularly if you will eat outside major hotels, stay with friends or relatives, or travel beyond large city centres. Your exact plans still matter, so bring your itinerary if you have one.
Typhoid vaccination is commonly recommended for travel to India and Pakistan, particularly if you will eat outside major hotels, stay with friends or relatives, or travel beyond large city centres. Your exact plans still matter, so bring your itinerary if you have one.
Typhoid vaccination is commonly recommended for travel to India and Pakistan, particularly if you will eat outside major hotels, stay with friends or relatives, or travel beyond large city centres. Your exact plans still matter, so bring your itinerary if you have one.
Can children have the typhoid vaccine?
Can children have the typhoid vaccine?
Can children have the typhoid vaccine?
Children can be vaccinated when the product is suitable for their age and their medical history has been checked. The injectable vaccine is commonly used from early childhood, while oral capsules are for older children and adults. A travel consultation is the safest way to match the vaccine to the child.
Children can be vaccinated when the product is suitable for their age and their medical history has been checked. The injectable vaccine is commonly used from early childhood, while oral capsules are for older children and adults. A travel consultation is the safest way to match the vaccine to the child.
Children can be vaccinated when the product is suitable for their age and their medical history has been checked. The injectable vaccine is commonly used from early childhood, while oral capsules are for older children and adults. A travel consultation is the safest way to match the vaccine to the child.
What side effects can happen after typhoid vaccination?
What side effects can happen after typhoid vaccination?
What side effects can happen after typhoid vaccination?
Most side effects are mild and short-lived. With the injection, a sore arm, redness, headache or mild fever can happen. Oral capsules can sometimes cause stomach upset, nausea or headache, and they are not suitable for everyone.
Most side effects are mild and short-lived. With the injection, a sore arm, redness, headache or mild fever can happen. Oral capsules can sometimes cause stomach upset, nausea or headache, and they are not suitable for everyone.
Most side effects are mild and short-lived. With the injection, a sore arm, redness, headache or mild fever can happen. Oral capsules can sometimes cause stomach upset, nausea or headache, and they are not suitable for everyone.
If I had a typhoid jab years ago, do I need another one?
If I had a typhoid jab years ago, do I need another one?
If I had a typhoid jab years ago, do I need another one?
Possibly. Typhoid protection fades, and a booster may be advised if you are still travelling to places where typhoid is a risk. Bring any vaccine records you have, even if they are old or incomplete.
Possibly. Typhoid protection fades, and a booster may be advised if you are still travelling to places where typhoid is a risk. Bring any vaccine records you have, even if they are old or incomplete.
Possibly. Typhoid protection fades, and a booster may be advised if you are still travelling to places where typhoid is a risk. Bring any vaccine records you have, even if they are old or incomplete.