Prepare for a travel health consultation
Travel Essentials
Start with your itinerary, vaccination records and questions for a clinician. Your destinations, dates, transit stops, activities and health all matter to the assessment. Use the blank worksheet to prepare, then check entry requirements separately with the relevant official authority.
1. Prepare your itinerary and records
List every country, region and city, arrival and departure dates, accommodation and planned activities. Include each transit location and how long you expect to stay there.
Bring vaccination records and information about your medicines, allergies and health conditions to the consultation. Keep these clinical records private; the worksheet has no space for names, passport numbers or medical details.
2. Book early and plan each stage
THS recommends booking a travel health consultation at least eight weeks before travel. This is consultation-booking advice, not a universal vaccine schedule or a guarantee of protection before departure.
An online appointment request does not confirm a slot. The centre must finalize the booking. If departure is soon, provide the service with your destination, departure date and itinerary to discuss the available arrangements.
- When the trip is planned
List the whole itinerary, including transit, accommodation and activities.
- Arrange consultation early
THS recommends booking at least eight weeks before travel. This is booking advice, not a universal dose schedule.
- Confirm arrangements
An online request needs confirmation. Ask the clinician about vaccine schedules and any documents required for your journey.
- Before departure
Recheck official requirements if the itinerary changes. Do not assume a certificate settles every entry condition.
- If travel is urgent
Contact a travel health service promptly with destination, departure date and itinerary; what is feasible needs assessment.
- After return
If unwell, consult a doctor and provide your travel history, including transit countries.
3. Check official entry requirements
Check the destination government’s or relevant consulate’s official entry guidance for the vaccinations and documents required for your journey. Include conditions related to transit, recent travel, travel purpose and dates. Record the official URL, document edition or update date, the date you checked it and any unresolved questions.
An entry requirement asks what documents or vaccinations an authority requires for this particular journey. A clinical recommendation asks what prevention is appropriate for your health and itinerary. Answer both questions.
A yellow-fever vaccination certificate becomes valid ten days after vaccination under the official guidance. That certificate rule does not settle all entry conditions or your individual protection. Exemption acceptance is decided by the destination.
4. Discuss vaccine choices with a clinician
Ask your clinician which vaccines, if any, are appropriate for your itinerary and vaccination history. Review your destinations, transit stops, dates, planned activities and access to medical care, and ask about suitable products and schedules. There is no single vaccine list that every traveller should receive.
The THS typhoid page states that only injectable unconjugated polysaccharide Typhim Vi is currently registered in Hong Kong. Use of an oral vaccine overseas does not establish local registration or supply. Product choice, schedules and suitability need an individual assessment.
The table below is a reference for selected product names and Hong Kong registration numbers. It does not tell you which vaccines you personally need.
THS typhoid vaccination guidance
Registration records checked on 2026-10-13. These records do not establish indications, personal recommendations or current supply. Official trade names are preserved.
| Official registered name | HK registration | Official record |
|---|---|---|
| HAVRIX 1440 VACCINE | HK-40826 | Drug Office |
| HAVRIX 720 JUNIOR VACCINE | HK-42693 | Drug Office |
| AVAXIM 160U VACCINE | HK-56399 | Drug Office |
| AVAXIM PEDIATRIC VACCINE 80U | HK-55399 | Drug Office |
| STAMARIL PASTEUR (YELLOW FEVER) VACCINE | HK-40600 | Drug Office |
| VERORAB PURIFIED INACTIVATED RABIES VACCINE 2.5IU | HK-53345 | Drug Office |
| NIMENRIX VACCINE | HK-62095 | Drug Office |
| TYPHIM VI (TYPHOID VACCINE) | HK-36827 | Drug Office |
5. Plan travel precautions and know when to seek care
Before departure, discuss food and water precautions, mosquito-bite prevention and avoiding animal contact with your clinician, alongside vaccination.
After a suspected rabies exposure, seek immediate medical care even if you previously received pre-exposure vaccination.
If you feel unwell after returning, consult a doctor and provide your travel history, including transit countries.
Continue with your question
- What vaccines should I get before travelling from Hong Kong?
- What vaccines do I need to travel to Japan?
- What vaccines do I need for Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, etc.)?
- Do I need vaccines to travel to mainland China?
- How do I get the yellow fever vaccine and certificate for travel?
- What vaccines do I need to travel to India or South Asia?
- How far ahead should I get travel vaccines?
- When do I need a rabies vaccine for travel?
Bring your preparation to the consultation
The worksheet is a blank document. It does not submit or store itinerary or medical details on the site.