A recent report by a consumer group called Choice in Australia has revealed that many mandatory travel vaccines given to travelers are often unnecessary. A spokeswoman for Choice stated that many general practitioners are not appropriately aware of the best shots to be given because they are often inexperienced in the area of travel vaccinations.
As more people travel to exotic destinations each year, the travel vaccine market has expanded rapidly, but the safest bet is to seek out an experienced doctor before heading abroad. Travel vaccines are often costly, with a single vaccine ranging from $45 to $85, and multi-shot regimes for things like rabies and Japanese B encephalitis can run up to the $300 range. While it's unsafe for travelers to not receive necessary vaccines, it's also wrong for them to pay for ones which are not necessary.
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