Information about immunizations

The immunizations required and recommended for your country of service are listed at www.imb.org/medinfo.

Savvy shopping
Shop around for the best price on immunizations. Here are some suggestions:

• County health clinics, in general, will give you the best price.
• A doctor whom you know personally may be willing to give you the immunizations at cost (or even free if he or she wants to contribute to your mission in this way). Be aware, however, that several of these immunizations are not standard vaccinations that most doctors keep on hand. A private doctor will most likely have to order some of the vaccinations listed below, and that will raise his/her cost.
• The cost of these immunizations from your private physician may be greater than from other sources because of the reason listed above unless he or she supports the cause of global missions and wants to give you a reduced cost. Generally this scenario also holds true for walk-in clinics like PrimaCare and Patient First.
• A travel clinic may be your only option for the Japanese B encephalitis immunization. This vaccine is expensive, and the visit to the travel clinic will carry a consultation fee in addition to the cost of the vaccine.
• Larium, the preventative medication given orally for malaria, has a generic equivalent that is less expensive.