Vaccinations & Health¶

Vaccines obtained for this trip (private clinic)

Left arm:

Vaccine	Status	Purpose
Rabies (pre-exposure)	3-dose schedule: first dose done, 2 recalls remaining (one due around this week, one the following week, before departure)	Safety for Uzbekistan (November) and future high-risk trips, plus extra protection in Colombia
Yellow fever	Single dose, lifetime certificate (WHO rules)	Colombia's low-altitude/jungle areas and future South America/Africa travel
Typhoid	Injectable, protection ~2–3 years	Food/water-borne typhoid risk in Colombia and elsewhere

Right arm:

Vaccine	Status	Purpose
Hepatitis A	First dose done; second dose can follow later for long-term protection	Core protection against food/water-borne infection in Colombia
DTP booster (Diphtheria–Tetanus–Polio)	Done	Refreshes tetanus/diphtheria/polio, good for ~10 years for travellers

Before departure

Rabies recall dose 2
Rabies recall dose 3 (must be before 18 Aug)

Italian childhood vaccination booklet (summary)

Booklet entry	Meaning
Morbillo / Morupar / 1F 1M Melveo	Measles / MMR-type childhood vaccination
Amitetol / Arutetol	Diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis (DTP)-type vaccines/boosters
Antiepatite B, 3 dosi fino al 1999	Hepatitis B, full 3-dose childhood course, completed by 1999
Polio, 4 dosi fino al 1990	Polio, normal childhood schedule, completed by 1990
Difterite Tetano Pertosse fino al 2016	DTP boosters up to 2016 (tetanus booster ~2014–2016)

Implications: already have core childhood protection (measles/MMR, polio, full Hep B course, multiple DTP doses). The private clinic topped this up with a DTP travel refresh plus Hep A, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, and Rabies for Colombia and future trips.