Originally from New Zealand, fitness guru Chris Ashenden has traveled to many countries while promoting Athletic Greens and a Happiness focus to clean living. Health risks are an important concern for people who are traveling to a new country, as Chris Ashenden understands.

1. The Importance of
Vaccines in World Travel
by Chris Ashenden

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Originally from New Zealand, fitness guru Chris
Ashenden has traveled to many countries while
promoting Athletic Greens and a Happiness
focus to clean living. Health risks are an
important concern for people who are traveling
to a new country, as Chris Ashenden
understands.

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Public health officials recommend that travelers
get vaccinated before visiting a foreign country.
Other countries might have a disease not
present in the traveler's homeland, which
means that the person’s immune system has
not developed a resistance to it.

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People should make an appointment with a
doctor between four and six weeks prior to their
trip to learn what they will need to stay healthy
while abroad. Moreover, this extra time will
allow the body to manufacture antibodies in
response to a vaccine, as well as allow the
traveler to undergo a series of vaccinations, if
necessary.

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Physicians identify three types of vaccines:
routine, recommended, and required. Most
people obtain routine vaccinations, such as for
measles and rubella, at some point during their
life, regardless of their travel plans.
Recommended vaccinations protect travelers
from contracting diseases and prevent them
from stopping the spread of potential diseases,

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Some countries require travelers to get certain
vaccinations. For example, Uruguay, Trinidad
and Tobago, Thailand, and Somalia require
travelers to prove that they have received a
yellow fever vaccination if they are coming from
a country where there is a risk of contracting
the disease.