Travel Services

Travel Services at the Mary S. Shook Student Health Services provides the students of ASU with appropriate travel information, immunizations and medications in preparation for international travel. Travel Services will provide this to the students directly, particularly immunizations and other medications. Professors may act as a liaison between the Travel Services nurse and students in the provision of information.

The Travel Services Nurse is a Health Clinic nurse who has expertise in foreign travel. The nurse will have appropriate clinician support, as well as access to Travax, a computer program that is updated on a weekly basis. The Health Service will be consistent in providing current foreign travel information.

For more information, call (828)262-3100.

Clinic Hours and Appointments

Students requesting travel information will be given a Travel Services questionnaire which must be completed and returned to the appointment secretary. Travel information will be given to read before seeing the Travel Services nurse. An appointment with the Travel Services Nurse or clinician will then be made. An appointment should be made at least two weeks prior to travel. The participating student will sign a consent/rejection form indicating his/her agreement (or refusal) to participate fully in the recommended protocol.

Students needing to schedule an appointment should come to the Health Service and fill out the Travel Service questionnaire at least two weeks prior to travel.

Charges

The student will be informed beforehand charges that will result in obtaining vaccinations and medications that are recommended.

Vaccine and Medication Price List

• Havrix (Hepatitis A): $20 each, 2 shots required; 1 now & 1 in 6-12 months
• Engerix B (Hepatitis B): $30 each, 3 shots required; 1 now, 1 in one month, & 1 six months from the first.
• Typhoid Vi Vaccine (injectable): $40
• Vivotif (live oral) Typhoid Vaccine: $30
• Meningococcal Vaccine: (Menomune: $95, and Menactra: $95)
• Tetanus Diphtheria: $20 (Tdap: $35)
• Tb Test: $5 (tests give Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays)

Anti-malarials

• Aralen 500 mgm (Chloroquine): $2 per tablet, A minimum of 6 tablets
  (1 at least 1 week before travel, 1 each week of travel stay, and 1 each week for 4 weeks after returning)
• Lariam 250 mgm (Mefloquine): $6 per tablet
• Malarone: $6 per tablet