Immunization

• NWHU will be charging a fee for administering non-publicly funded vaccines (including travel vaccines).
• Travel vaccine prices are increasing:
  
  

  ​VACCINE	​Cost as of September 1, 2017
  ​HEP A ADULT	​$65.00
  HEP A JR​	​$35.00
  ​HEP B ADULT	​$40.00
  ​HEP B JR	​$20.00
  ​TWINRIX ADULT	​$70.00
  TWINRIX JR​	​$40.00
  ​TYPHERIX	​$40.00

  
  There is also an administration fee for purchased vaccines - this will be added to the cost of the vaccines. $25.00/person or $100 per family of 4 or more.
  
  
• We will no longer be providing travel health consultations. Instead, we encourage that you visit www.travel.gc.ca . If you still have travel health questions, we recommend that you visit a travel clinic.
• Free travel health packages are available at every health unit office for pick up.

Tips for Travellers:

• Register with Foreign Affairs in case of an emergency abroad
• Check the Travel Reports and Warnings for your destination
• Review the Travel Health Notices for your destination
• Visit the Government of Canada’s Travel and Tourism Website
• Make sure you have adequate Travel Health Insurance for your destination
• Travel with up-to-date immunization records - sign up for ICON to have your immunization record available any time, from anywhere
  

Travel apps:

• Can I Eat This (CDC)
• TravWell (CDC)
• Travel Smart (travel.gc.ca)