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Travel Medicine

A travel medicine visit gets you ready for the health risks at your destination. The clinician reviews your itinerary, activities, and health history, then covers the vaccines and preventive medicines you may need, such as pills to prevent malaria.

Timing matters

The CDC recommends seeing a healthcare provider or travel health specialist at least 4–6 weeks before you leave. Some vaccines need more than one dose, so earlier is better. Make sure your routine vaccines are up to date, check CDC's page for your destination, and carry a copy of your immunization records when you travel.

Yellow fever is a special case

If yellow fever vaccine is recommended or required for your destination, you'll need to go to a vaccine center authorized to give it. Not every clinic can. Use CDC's search tool to find an authorized U.S. yellow fever vaccination center, and confirm with a clinic before you go that it offers the vaccines you need.

What it costs

Prices for travel vaccines and consultations vary, and so does insurance coverage. Ask for itemized self-pay pricing and check with your plan before your visit. See the full Illinois cost guide.

Verified clinics offering this

• Urgent Care Center of Westmont✓ Claimed

  Westmont, IL · (630) 324-6825 · ★ 4.9 (3,141)

• Immediate Care Center of Westmont – Ogden Ave✓ Claimed

  Westmont, IL · (630) 541-6113 · ★ 5 (3)

Related

• Vaccinations & immunizations
• What to expect at urgent care
• Find urgent care by state

Sources

• CDC Travelers' Health: Travel vaccines
• CDC Travelers' Health: Find a yellow fever vaccination clinic

General health-services information, not medical advice. In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.