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Travel Clinic Gets You
Ready to Go Abroad
Prepare yourself for your trip with
vaccines, medication
by Abby Malik, Staff Writer
It’s hard to beat the feelings
of exhilaration that come from
traveling abroad. Beautiful places,
unique cuisines, new cultures – it
can be full of wonders. Traveling
abroad also takes a lot of preparation, and one of the most important things to consider is taking
care of your health before, during
and after your big trip.
UKHealthCare’s Travel Clinic in
Lexington is a full-service facility
that offers personalized consultations for people traveling abroad.
Dr. Susan Spengler, a physician at
the clinic, has several important
considerations specifically for
older adults. One of those considerations is vaccines.
“The actual vaccines recommended for a trip are specific
to the individual’s itinerary, the
person’s assessed risk و