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Question:

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Dear Madam/Sir,

My partner and I intend to travel to Austria (Lermoos) for our summer holiday in July together with our kids aged 5 and 7.

We live in Romania where apparently vaccination against tick bites is not yet available.

Please be so kind to advise on the options we have for getting the vaccine. Is it available at the local physicians in Lermoos? Is it ok to have the vaccine in our first day there or do we need to travel to Austria before in order to have it?

We are really concerned about this and rely on your professional advice.
Best Regards,
S.

Answer:

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Dear Ms. S.,

unfortunately the TBE vaccine is not licensed in Romania.
Therefore we can only recommend that you get vaccinated during your stay directly in Austria at the Institute of Virology in Vienna (please see the details of this and some other vaccination centers on the website: www.TBE-prevention.info). Or you buy the vaccine at a pharmacist and go to any local general practioner who should be able to vaccinate you.
The primary vaccination consists of three vaccines, two at an interval of 2 weeks to 1 month, and the third dose should be given 5 to 12 months later.
Usually after two vaccines already more than 90 of study participants developed neutralizing antibodies.

Please feel free if you have any further questions.

Kind regards
Your Public Health Team

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