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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
Travel vaccines are given by private clinics. Nurses at the GP handle standard, non-travel vaccinations.
Nurses give Gardasil vaccinations to girls as part of standard childhood immunizations. Vaccinations are given free to women on the NHS up until age 18.
 
Private clinics also given Gardasil, though there have been nationwide shortages preventing adults from receiving the immunization at many clinics.
Note that the UK does not typically give the chickenpox vaccine.


===Costs===
===Costs===
Many standard vaccines are covered by the NHS. Vaccinations for the following conditions are usually available free on the NHS:
If obtained through the NHS, Gardasil is free. If you get it through a private clinic, it could cost around 400 GBP for the whole course.
cholera
diphtheria, polio, tetanus and MMR booster
hepatitis A some combined vaccines, such as combined hepatitis A and B
typhoid
 
People in certain risk groups may be offered extra vaccines. These include vaccinations against diseases such as hepatitis B, tuberculosis (TB), flu and chickenpox.
 
Other vaccines may be accessed from private clinics but will vary in price.


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