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Taking the Bite Out of Travel
.After leaving his job as a research analyst recently, 34-year-old Kristian Jhamb is preparing to visit several African countries, go on safari, climb Mount Kilimanjaro, and then head to the islands of Micronesia.
His first stop: the travel medicine clinic at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where Mr. Jhamb received six vaccines, including for yellow fever, typhoid and hepatitis A, as well as antimalaria pills and antibiotics to take along on his trip. The total cost was more than $500, but "it was worth it for the peace of mind," says Mr. Jhamb. "I probably was traveling pretty recklessly in the past because I wasn't immunized for any of these things."..read more
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