Vaccines

Travel Vaccines

A comprehensive travel medicine service is available to our patients with the most up to date information and practices in preventative medicine for the traveler. Dr. Margaret O’Regan has a special interest in travel medicine. For more information on what travel vaccines you may need, visit https://www.masta-travel-health.com/. Requirements for any country can change according to various outbreaks, and we are members of the Irish Society of Travel Medicine.

If you are travelling to a country where Yellow Fever is endemic, a certificate of yellow fever vaccination will be required. The Medical Centre Kinsale is a designated Yellow Fever Centre and can provide this certification to persons requiring it.

The following is a list of the most common Travel Vaccines required:

Children’s Vaccines

Our Nurse administers the children's vaccinations. Please make an appointment for any afternoon Monday-Friday. It is a 30 minute appointment, so please make reception aware of this when you are making the appointment.

Flu Vaccine and Pneumonia Vaccine

Kinsale Medical administers the seasonal flu vaccine annually, usually beginning in October. Appointments for the flu vaccine are not available during surgery hours due to high demand; instead we run a clinic in the evening after normal surgery hours.

The Pneumovac vaccine which protects against pneumonia need only be administered once every 10 years, if you are over 65 years of age, and once every 5 years, if you are under 65 years of age. You should discuss whether you need this vaccine with your doctor.