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Evidence-based guides on travel vaccinations, destination health risks and staying well abroad, written and reviewed by the Northfield Travel Clinic team.

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Destination Guides

Country-by-country vaccination recommendations, malaria advice and the health risks that matter where you're actually going.

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Travel Vaccinations

What each vaccine protects against, who needs it, how many doses it takes and how long protection lasts.

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Health & Wellbeing

Practical advice for staying well before, during and after your trip, from vaccination timings to what belongs in your kit.

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Practical guidance from the team at 30 Northfield Avenue.

Active couple in their sixties walking in West London, illustrating who the private shingles vaccine is forHealth & Wellbeing
12 min read

Private Shingles Vaccine in London: The Complete Shingrix Guide

Shingrix from age 50, £220 per dose in West Ealing. Who the private route suits, what it costs and what the trial data shows.

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6 min read

How Much Does the Shingles Vaccine Cost in the UK?

£220 per dose, £440 for the course, and how that compares across the UK. The full cost picture before you book.

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7 min read

NHS Shingles Vaccine Eligibility: Who Gets It Free and Who Has to Pay

The cohort rules explained plainly: who qualifies for the free NHS jab, who’s left waiting, and the options outside the programme.

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Woman taking a quiet day at home, the sensible plan for the day after a Shingrix doseHealth & Wellbeing
7 min read

Shingrix Side Effects: What to Expect After Your Shingles Vaccination

What the trials show about side effects, how long they last, and why a reactive day or two is part of the design.

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Active older adults cycling in a park, reflecting the protection Shingrix showed in trials of the over-50sHealth & Wellbeing
6 min read

How Effective Is Shingrix? The Trial Data Behind the Shingles Vaccine

97% in adults over 50, 91% in the over-70s and a decade of durability. Where the Shingrix numbers come from and what they mean.

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Indian family home courtyardDestination Guides
7 min read

Visiting Family in India: The Vaccinations People Skip

Staying with relatives changes the risk picture. Longer stays, household food and water and rural travel mean the list gets longer, not shorter.

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Rural eastern India paddy fields at duskDestination Guides
7 min read

Malaria Tablets for India: Which Regions Actually Need Them

Malaria risk varies enormously by state, altitude and season. Where tablets are recommended, and where bite avoidance is enough.

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Indian city street during monsoonTravel Vaccinations
6 min read

Dengue in India and the Qdenga Vaccine: Who It Suits

Dengue is endemic across most of India, cities included, and the mosquitoes bite by day. There's now a vaccine, and this is who it suits.

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Hawa Mahal, JaipurDestination Guides
7 min read

What Travel Vaccinations for India Cost

Every price published, plus worked examples for a city break, a beach holiday and a month with family, so you can budget before you book.

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