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Typhoid Fever Vaccine

Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection spread through contaminated food and water. Typhoid can cause prolonged fever, weakness, and serious complications if untreated.

Recommended For

Adults traveling to or living in areas with poor sanitation.

Schedule

1 dose and booster doses after every 2 or 3 years.

Common side-effects

You may experience mild side-effects following vaccination. Most side-effects last no more than a couple of days and are part of the immune system’s natural response to the vaccine.

Common reactions include:

Pain, swelling and redness at the injection site
Headache
Fatigue
Mild fever
Muscle, body aches.

Serious reactions to vaccines are rare. If you have a reaction you think is severe or unexpected, contact our Preventive Medicine Centre straight away.

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