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Our long-time medical advisors The Fleet Street Clinic headed by Dr Richard Dawood, Medical Director and Travel Medicine specialist, are releasing some basic advice on day-to-day healthcare

ATTA®'s long-time medical advisors The Fleet Street Clinic headed by Dr Richard Dawood, Medical Director and Travel Medicine specialist, are releasing..

Leading UK travel clinic, Fleet Street Clinic, is offering ATTA member clients a discounted rate for Covid-19 and Antibody tests.

Recent news reports have raised concerns about the Yellow Fever vaccine safety. It is important to understand the risks and benefits. For decades, the yellow fever vaccine was considered to be extremely safe. More recently, however, we have become aware of a low rate of serious adverse effects occurring when older travellers are vaccinated for the first time. The two main types of adverse effects are called YEL-AVD and YEL-AND – the first involves damage to organs such as the liver, and the second damages the nervous system.

MEASLES ON THE RISE: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO), HAS REPORTED THAT MEASLES CASES ARE ON THE RISE WORLDWIDE AND IN EUROPE ALONE, OUTBREAKS HAVE SURGED TO A 20-YEAR HIGH. The WHO states that reported measles cases (provided by each country) currently show that about 229,000 cases have already been reported, compared with 170,000 for 2017. Worryingly the 2018 number is likely to rise as the reporting deadline ends April ’19. With a 50% increase in measles cases last year, it is important to understand the benefits of vaccinating against measles: