Travel Vaccination
Travel vaccines in Gillingham, Kent. MMR, typhoid, hepatitis, malaria and more. Book same-day appointments.
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About This Service
Planning a trip abroad? Our travel vaccination service ensures you're protected against destination-specific diseases. We offer advice tailored to your itinerary. Travelling soon and short on time? Don't worry: call us and we'll do our best to help with personalised advice for your trip.
Key Facts
- Initial consultation
- £20
- Vaccines
- From £45 per dose
- Appointment length
- 20-30 minutes
- Yellow Fever certificate
- £10, issued on the day
- Booking
- Online, by phone, or same-week availability
- Opening hours
- 7 days a week, 7:30am-10pm
How much do travel vaccines cost?
Most travel clinics ask you to book a consultation before revealing their prices. We publish ours. The table below shows our current travel clinic prices, so you can budget for your trip before you book. Multi-dose courses (such as rabies) are priced per dose, and we'll always confirm the total cost of your recommended course before administering anything.
Prices are subject to change. Your pharmacist will confirm the exact cost during your consultation, before any vaccine is given.
How far in advance should you book?
The ideal window is 4-6 weeks before you fly. Some vaccines need time to build protection, and a few are given as a course over several weeks. Rabies, for example, requires three doses, and hepatitis B protection builds over multiple appointments.
Booking late doesn't mean it's too late. Even if you're flying within the next week or two, many vaccines start protecting you within days, and antimalarial tablets can be started right up to departure. Partial protection plus professional advice on avoiding mosquito bites, food and water risks is far better than travelling unprotected. Call us on 01634 575805 and we'll tell you honestly what can still be done in the time you have.
What to bring to your appointment
A little preparation makes your consultation faster and more accurate. Bring your travel itinerary, including every country you're visiting, how long you're staying, and whether you'll be in cities, rural areas, or trekking. Risk varies enormously within the same country.
Also bring any records of previous vaccinations (including your yellow International Certificate of Vaccination if you have one), a list of medicines you currently take, and details of any long-term health conditions. If you can't find your vaccination history, don't worry. We can still help.
What to Expect
- 1A travel health consultation
- 2Tailored vaccination recommendations for your destination
- 3Same-day or next-day jabs where possible
Vaccines We Cover
- Altitude sickness
- Chikungunya
- Cholera
- Diphtheria/Tetanus/Polio
- Dengue fever
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis A + B
- Japanese encephalitis
- Jet lag
- Malaria
- Meningitis ACWY
- MMR
- Period delay
- Rabies
- Tick-borne encephalitis
- Traveller's diarrhoea
- Typhoid
Our Prices
Consultation
- Initial travel consultation£20
Vaccinations
- Yellow Fever£70
- Hepatitis A£55
- Hepatitis B£55
- Typhoid (injection)£55
- Tetanus / Diphtheria / Pertussis£55
- Meningococcal (ACWY)£80
- Rabies (pre-exposure)per dose, 3 doses required£85
- Japanese Encephalitis£95
- Cholera (oral)£45
Preventative medication
- Malaria tablets (Atovaquone/Proguanil/Malarone)per tablet£2.50
Additional services
- International Vaccination Certificate (Yellow Card)£10
Prices are subject to change. Your pharmacist will confirm the total cost of your recommended course before anything is administered.
Who Is This For?
- Available to adults and children (some restrictions apply)
- Book at least 4-6 weeks before travel for best coverage
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Several vaccines begin protecting you within days to two weeks, and antimalarial tablets can be started right up to departure. You'll also get tailored advice on avoiding insect bites and food and water risks. Call us on 01634 575805 and we'll tell you what's realistic for your departure date.
Yes. We can vaccinate you against Yellow Fever and issue the International Certificate of Vaccination (Yellow Card) for £10. Many countries in Africa and South America require this certificate for entry, so keep it with your passport.
Some are. Hepatitis A, typhoid, cholera, and the diphtheria/tetanus/polio booster can be provided free by GP surgeries, but availability varies and appointments can take weeks. Our private service guarantees same-week appointments, evening and weekend slots, and the full range of vaccines the NHS doesn't cover, such as rabies and Japanese encephalitis.
Usually not beyond the routine UK vaccination schedule, but it's worth checking you're up to date with your MMR and tetanus boosters. If your trip involves rural travel, long stays, or stopovers in higher-risk countries, book a consultation and we'll assess your actual itinerary rather than guessing.
Yes, we vaccinate children, though some vaccines have minimum age restrictions. Bring your child's red book (personal child health record) to the appointment so we can see which routine jabs they've already had.
Your pharmacist reviews your itinerary, medical history, and vaccination record, then recommends only the vaccines and antimalarials you genuinely need. We'll never push unnecessary jabs. Where possible, vaccines are given in the same visit.
Country Health Information
Available Near You
Medway Pharmacy serves patients from across the Medway area.
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