Key Summary
- Boots launches dengue fever vaccination across UK stores for summer travellers.
- The vaccine is two doses (£125 each) and helps protect against a mosquito-borne infection common in tropical countries.
- Travellers are also advised to avoid mosquito bites and take precautions alongside vaccination.
Boots has introduced dengue fever vaccination to its private Boots Travel Vaccinations & Health Advice Service, across nearly 270 stores in the UK.
The retail chain has introduced the vaccine to secure the summer travellers in search of the tropical sun, where dengue is a common illness. The dengue fever vaccination would require two doses, and each will cost £125.
Dengue is fever is a mosquito-borne infection found in over 90 countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Brazil, Africa, Central and South America, Caribbean, Pacific Islands and some southern areas of North America, Mexico etc.
The symptoms include high fever, muscle and joint pain, headaches, nausea and vomiting.
According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the number of dengue cases is comparatively low now, yet it is still one of the most frequently reported infections like malaria.
“It adds to the breadth of vaccinations we offer to protect holidaymakers against infectious diseases that we may not be exposed to in the UK, such as yellow fever, chikungunya and typhoid,” commented superintendent Pharmacist at Boots, Claire Nevinson.
The Boots dengue fever vaccination, which requires two doses cost £125 per dose.
Anyone above the age of 4 years is eligible for the vaccination as children, elderly adults and people with poor immunity are at higher risk of the infection.
Along with avoiding mosquito bites, people must also clear stagnant water such as blocked gutters, drainage, bins and plant pots, use mosquito repellents containing DEET, wear light and loose fitted clothes that cover hands and legs, etc., to be safe from dengue fever.
