Tick Borne Encephalitis Vaccination
Vaccination content
Inactivated tick borne encephalitis virus.
Who should be vaccinated?
Travellers particularly for spring and summer travel in warm, forested parts of the at risk areas. Individuals who hike, camp, hunt and undertake fieldwork in endemic forested areas should be vaccinated.
Vaccine dose
3 doses at 0, 1 and 6 months.
When to get vaccinated
3 months before travel
Who should not be vaccinated?
General issues: A confirmed anaphylactic reaction to a previous dose of TBE vaccine, one of the vaccine components or a confirmed anaphylactic reaction to egg ingestion.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
There is no evidence of risk.
Duration of immunity
3 years
Side effects
Reported reactions to TBE vaccine are rare. Local reactions such as swelling, pain and redness at the injection site may occur.
Price
£70 per dose