Travel health and other non-publicly-funded vaccines

Effective Dec.1, 2009, travel health and non-publicly funded vaccines are being offered by private providers in Northern Health.  There is a private Travel Health clinic in Fort St. John.  New private clinics will be opening in Prince Rupert and Prince George in December 2009; other clinics may open in early 2010.  Many family physicians already provide this service for their patients. 

If you are planning to travel outside of Canada, you may require immunizations. The type and schedule will depend on your destination, the length of your stay and whether or not your routine immunizations are up-to-date. Some countries require certain immunizations for entry into that country. Some of these require multiple doses over a period of time.

Northern Health encourages residents with international travel plans to plan well ahead when it comes to immunization requirements for their destinations. Please do your best to contact a provider at least 3 months before your departure date to book an initial appointment to determine your immunization needs for your travel itinerary.

Where to go for Travel Health and Non-Publicly Funded Vaccine Services?

• Check with your GP
• Wellness Centre in Fort St. John - 1-250-785-3234
• Travel Medicine and Vaccination Centre (TMVC) provides clinics in the Interior and in Prince Rupert - 1-888-288-8682
• Vancouver International Airport Travel Clinic 1-604-207-6900
• Vancouver Travel Clinic 1-604-736-9244
• Grande Prairie, Alberta 1-780- 513-7500
• Prince George, Travel Medicine & Vaccination Centre

  1569 - 6th Avenue

  Prince George    V2L 3N4

  (located in the Cottage Medical Clinic)

  Appointments:

  • Tel: 1-888-288-8682
  • E-mail: appointments@tmvc.com

HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR THE TRAVELLER

For more information on travel health immunizations, residents can call HealthLinkBC toll-free at 8-1-1, go online at www.healthlinkbc.ca or TTY at 7-1-1 for people who are speech or hearing impaired.