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Vaccinations for travelers

When you decide to leave you must pay close attention to the rules of the country you are going to, especially if you decide to undertake an international trip or to a country where a certain entry protocol is required in order to guarantee public health.
Currently, the law requires travelers to be equipped with a green pass or vaccinations for Covid, however there are other diseases and epidemics for which it is necessary that you carry out vaccinations to avoid encountering unpleasant situations.

Here are some useful tips on what types of vaccinations to do and what precautions to take when traveling regardless of whether the destination is foreign or national.

Types of vaccination

Country you go disease you find and consequently appropriate vaccination.
One kind, the most requested vaccinations are those against smallpox, yellow fever, cholera, hepatitis.
These are the most common ones that can also be requested combined.
However, it is possible that due to the epidemic characteristics of a country they may require you to have additional specific and less frequent vaccinations.
The vaccine must be certified with a certificate and performed at authorized centers before leaving, otherwise it will be impossible to enter the country of destination.
Depending on the destination, more or less strict protocols may be required, the fact is to be careful it allows you to enjoy your holiday without problems neither during the journey nor on your return.
Some infectious diseases present abroad can be fatal in certain aces and cause serious health problems, which is why the vaccine can save your life and you must do it not only because it is mandatory but for your own health.

What to do before leaving

Before leaving, even before choosing your destination, you must inform yourself about the health protocol and evaluate if it is convenient for you to go to that country because otherwise you will be forced to get vaccinated, it is not an optional choice at all.
Once the country has been identified, perhaps with the agreement of the travel agency, it will be advisable for you to ask for all the types of necessary vaccines, even the optional ones that can protect your health.
Think if you fell ill abroad, many foreign countries do not have our health system and you may be forced to pay exorbitant sums or find yourself in health facilities that are not adequately equipped especially if you go to areas that are not purely advanced and poorer.
Being careful not to get infections also means having some caution in case of sexual intercourse for which you need to equip yourself with condoms, in some countries HIV is a very serious problem so pay attention to hygiene and given intercourse that for this disease there is no vaccine to protect your health.
Finally, when you go abroad but also to a neighboring country as long as you are away from home, always use shower slippers to avoid contact with the shower floor, an inevitable source of germs and even serious illnesses.