Travel vaccines and medications
Every vaccine and prevention medication we offer for Canadian travellers — prescribed online, administered at our Toronto pharmacy.
Vaccines
Yellow Fever Vaccine
The yellow fever vaccine is a single-dose live-virus vaccine providing lifelong protection against yellow fever — a potentially fatal mosquito-borne illness endemic to tropical Africa and South America. It is given only at Government of Canada designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres, which also issue the official WHO ICVP certificate required for entry to many countries. The Virtual Travel Clinic is not a designated centre: our physician assesses by video whether your itinerary needs the vaccine, advises on the ICVP or a medical exemption, and refers you to a designated centre.
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Hepatitis A is the most common vaccine-preventable illness in Canadian travellers. Spread through contaminated food and water, it can cause weeks of jaundice and fatigue. The vaccine is recommended for virtually all travellers to developing regions — even for resort stays.
Typhoid Vaccine
Typhoid fever is a serious bacterial infection spread through contaminated food and water, particularly common in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Two vaccine options are available in Canada: a single injectable dose (Typhim Vi) and a 4-capsule oral series (Vivotif). Recommended for most travellers to South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh); for other regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa, it is considered case by case.
Rabies Vaccine
Rabies is nearly 100% fatal once symptoms develop, but it is preventable with timely vaccination. Pre-travel pre-exposure vaccination simplifies treatment if bitten abroad and buys critical time in countries where life-saving immunoglobulin is unavailable. Canada's travel medicine committee (CATMAT, 2026) treats it as a choice for higher-risk trips: long stays, children, close animal contact, and places where immunoglobulin may be hard to get.
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
Japanese encephalitis is a rare but serious mosquito-borne viral brain infection that can cause permanent neurological damage or death. The Ixiaro vaccine is recommended for travellers spending extended time in rural rice-farming regions of Asia during mosquito breeding season. Not needed for standard city or beach resort travel.
Dukoral (Cholera & Traveller’s Diarrhea Vaccine)
Dukoral is an oral vaccine that protects against cholera and is also used against ETEC — the bacterium responsible for most traveller’s diarrhea. Canada’s immunization guide estimates its overall protection against traveller’s diarrhea at about 6% and does not recommend it routinely for most travellers; it may suit short-term travellers at high risk of complications or serious inconvenience from traveller’s diarrhea. Taken as a drink before travel, it is one of the most widely used travel vaccines for Canadians heading to Mexico, the Caribbean, India, and developing regions worldwide.
Meningitis Vaccine
Meningococcal disease (meningitis and septicaemia) is a rare but potentially fatal bacterial infection. Certain travel destinations — particularly countries in the African Meningitis Belt and Saudi Arabia for Hajj/Umrah — require or strongly recommend meningococcal vaccination. The quadrivalent ACWY vaccine covers the most dangerous strains encountered by travellers.
Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) Vaccine
Tick-borne encephalitis is a serious viral brain infection transmitted by Ixodes ticks in forested areas of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and parts of Asia. TBE can cause permanent neurological damage or death. The TBE vaccine is strongly recommended for travellers planning outdoor activities — hiking, camping, cycling — in endemic regions. No TBE vaccine is available in Canada; the Government of Canada’s travel advice says it may be available at your destination, so travellers at high risk arrange it with a health care provider there.
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection spread through blood, sexual contact, and contaminated medical or dental equipment. While routine vaccination is part of Canadian school immunization programs, many adults have incomplete records. The combined Twinrix vaccine efficiently covers both Hepatitis A and B in one schedule — ideal for most travellers who need both.
Prevention Medications
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