Do I need to get vaccinated before holidays in Kenya? For what? Where can you get it and is it enough to get vaccinated a week before departure?

Before flying to Kenya, it is worth updating your mandatory vaccination booklet.

It is worth paying attention to the information about, for m.in example, vaccinations against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.
If more than 10 years have passed since the last tetanus vaccination, it is worth getting vaccinated. The vaccine can be taken at a pharmacy. The service is free of charge, and the cost of the vaccine starts at about PLN 42

You can check availability, make a reservation and make an appointment for vaccination here (where available):

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/78263/tetana-iniekcja/apteki

or a multi-component vaccine – diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (from approx. PLN 102), e.g.

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/13293/boostrix-iniekcja/apteki

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/2275/adacel-iniekcja/apteki

When it comes to tropical disease prevention, malaria is the greatest danger in Kenya. However, there is no widely available vaccine for this disease. More here:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jak-sie-chronic-przed-malaria

Dengue and chikungunya are also a serious threat. Therefore, it is imperative to take repellents with you. More here:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/denga-goraczka-krwotoczna#jak-nie-zachorowac-na-denge

If the destination is in wetlands, you can consider getting vaccinated against dengue.

More here:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/126858/qdenga-iniekcja/apteki

It is best to make an appointment at least 6-8 weeks before the planned trip, as such a time will ensure that the vaccination schedule can be properly planned.

As far as vaccinations are concerned, the following can be taken as a preventive measure:

1. Hepatitis A vaccine (a viral liver disease, very common, you can get infected from food) – this is a very important vaccine, especially for people who often eat out and travel.

The price of the vaccine is about PLN 170-200. The service of administering the vaccine in a pharmacy is free of charge.

More here:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/kategorie/szczepionki-przeciw-wzw-typu-a

2. Yellow fever vaccine – a virus transmitted by mosquitoes. The vaccine costs about PLN 240.

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/74596/stamaril-iniekcja/apteki

More here:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/kategorie/szczepionki-przeciw-zoltej-goraczce

3. Typhoid fever vaccine – a disease that can be contracted from food.

The vaccine is oral, costs from PLN 47:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/99759/vivotif-kapsulki/apteki?pvid=248357

4. Cholera vaccine – infection from water and food, oral vaccine

e.g. https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/119887/vaxchora-proszek-do-wytworzenia-zawiesiny/apteki

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/25426/dukoral-proszek-do-wytworzenia-zawiesiny/apteki

These vaccines can be taken at the Travel Medicine Clinic. The service is also provided by more and more pharmacies.

Here you can find a list of pharmacies that issue the International Vaccination Booklet:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/apteki/wydajace-miedzynarodowa-ksiazeczke-szczepien

I attach a link to a helpful post:

https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/nie-daj-sie-chorobom-na-egzotycznych-wakacjach