93: Poliovirus in Europe? WTF!

About this episode

Drs. Paul Pottinger and Chris Sanford discuss various travel health questions, including vaccine recommendations and disease concerns.

Guten tag! Today, travel medicine specialists Drs. Paul Pottinger & Chris Sanford answer your travel health questions, including: What fun activities do you recommend for a visit to Singapore? Is there leishmaniasis in the USA? What's up with the AMA no longer recommending trust in CDC on vaccines? What vaccine-preventable infections are likely to rise in coming years? What vaccines should I get before participating in Hajj or Umrah? Implications of Washington State issuing its own vaccine guidelines? Any favorite online sites for reliable travel medicine information? Should I get a polio booster before a trip to Barcelona? We hope you enjoy this podcast! If so, please follow us on the socials @germ.and.worm, subscribe to our RSS feed and share with your friends! We would so appreciate your rating and review to help us grow our audience. And, please visit our website: germandworm.com where you can find all our content and send us your questions and travel health anecdotes. Or, just send us an email: germandworm@gmail.com . Our Disclaimer: The Germ and Worm Podcast is designed to inform, inspire, and entertain. However, this podcast does NOT establish a doctor-patient…

People in this episode

Hosts: Drs. Paul Pottinger, Drs. Chris Sanford

Topics covered

• travel health
• vaccines
• polio
• disease prevention
• travel medicine
• public health

Keywords

• poliovirus
• travel medicine
• vaccines
• health guidelines
• disease prevention
• Hajj
• Umrah
• CDC
• AMA
• leishmaniasis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AMA, CDC

Places: Singapore, USA, Washington State, Barcelona

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