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Come to your local Passport Health clinic today for general travel vaccines including but not limited to: rabies , hepatitis A , yellow fever and typhoid . Our staff is well-trained and reliable.

Be sure to get your yellow fever vaccination before traveling anywhere the virus is present. Yellow fever is spread by mosquitoes, can be highly dangerous. Vaccination protects you and others in the region you are visiting.

Visit a specialized travel clinic with experience in yellow fever, such as Passport Health. They can recommend other vaccines or medications required for your trip. Passport Health clinics are authorized to provide the yellow fever vaccine and issue a yellow card as evidence of vaccination. This is a requirement for entry to some countries.

Travel clinics make it convenient to receive all necessary vaccinations in one session. Passport Health keeps yellow fever and other essential travel vaccines in stock, simplifying your travel health preparations.

Chickenpox , measles, mumps , and hepatitis A are just a few of the vaccines that are recommended for everyone, regardless of age. If you’re planning on traveling, Passport Health wants to make sure you’re protected from the most hazardous infections.

How many staff travel abroad on a yearly basis? Do you have any concerns about the impending flu season? Passport Health helps businesses and organizations stay healthy all year long with its services. For onsite flu clinics, travel immunizations and biometric screening, contact Passport Health.

Clinics and Additional Information

Passport health evansville travel clinic.

101 Plaza East Boulevard Suite 107, Evansville, IN 47715 812-402-6000 Webpage

Passport Health Evansville is located on the east side of Evansville near the intersection of Green River Road and the Lloyd Expressway in the Executive Park East office building.

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From Lloyds Expressway East (and Green River Road) – Go east on the Lloyd Expressway.Turn left onto Fielding Road at Village Commons Shopping Center (Harrison High School football field is on the opposite side of the street).Go straight through the stop sign, past Expressway Fiat, and look for the Dairy Queen.As you head around the bend the street turns into Plaza East Blvd.You will be behind Burlington Coat Factory. Passport Health and Executive Park East office complex will be on your right, behind dairy Queen and Enterprise Rent a Car.Passport Health is located on the first floor in suite #107.

From I-164 on the Lloyd Expressway West – Go west on the Lloyd Expressway.Turn right onto Fielding Road at Village Commons Shopping Center (Harrison High School football field is on the opposite side of the street).Go straight through the stop sign, past Expressway Fiat, and look for the Dairy Queen.As you head around the bend the street turns into Plaza East Blvd.You will be behind Burlington Coat Factory. Passport Health and Executive Park East office complex will be on your right, behind Dairy Queen and Enterprise Rent a Car.Passport Health is located on the first floor in suite #107.

Passport Health Fort Wayne Travel Clinic

5743 Wilkie Drive Suite 6, Fort Wayne, IN 46804 260-432-7018 Webpage

Passport Health Fort Wayne is located on Wilkie Drive, just off the corner of Jefferson Blvd and Getz Road behind the Times Corner Shopping Center. Canterbury High School is across from Times Corner Shopping.

From I-69 – From I-69, take W. Jefferson Blvd (Exit #302) and go east.Follow Jefferson Blvd east for 3.3 miles to the Covington Road/Getz Road/Jefferson Blvd Intersection.These three streets converge at the Time Corner Shopping Center.You will see a BP and a Walgreens located here.Turn left onto Getz Road.Go through the light at Covington Road.Go past the KFC and turn right onto Wilkie Blvd.Aldersgate Church is located here.Follow Wilkie Drive for 2/10 mile to the Winans Office Complex which is on your right.Passport Health is located in the Winans Office Complex, Suite #6.

From Downtown Fort Wayne (and Jefferson Point Shopping Center) – From downtown Fort Wayne, follow W. Jefferson Blvd east.Once you are at Jefferson Point Shopping Center continue to follow W. Jefferson Blvd east for 1.3 miles to the Covington Road/Getz Road/Jefferson Blvd Intersection.These three streets converge at the Time Corner Shopping Center.You will see a BP and a Walgreens located here.Turn right onto Getz Road.Go through the light at Covington Road.Go past the KFC and turn right onto Wilkie Blvd.Aldersgate Church is located here.Follow Wilkie Drive for 2/10 mile to the Winans Office Complex which is on your right.Passport Health is located in the Winans Office Complex, Suite #6.

Passport Health North Indianapolis Travel Clinic

1040 East 86th Street Suite 42A, Indianapolis, IN 46240 317-844-2990 Webpage

Passport Health Indianapolis is located in the neighborhood of Nora, on the north side of Indianapolis.The office is located 2 blocks east from the intersection of Meridian and 86th Street in the Winterton Office Complex.The Winterton Office Complex sits next door to Nora Plaza with the Target.

From I-465 – From I-465 to the north side of Indianapolis, take Meridian Street (Exit #31) and go south.Turn left onto E. 86th Street.Follow E. 86th Street through two lights, the first light is College Street and the second light is Guilford Ave.As you go through the light of Guilford Ave. you will be looking for the immediate left into the Winterton Office Complex.Passport Health is in the very back building of the Winterton, building 1040.Please use the left door.

From Downtown – From downtown, take Meridian Street and go north.Turn right onto E. 86th Street.Follow E. 86th Street through two lights, the first light is College Street and the second light is Guilford Ave.As you go through the light of Guilford Ave. you will be looking for the immediate left into the Winterton Office Complex.Passport Health is in the very back building of the Winterton, building 1040.Please use the left door.

(LANDMARK) – Target Shopping Center: If you are coming east on 86th Street the Target and Nora Plaza will be after the Winterton Offices on your left.If you are coming west on 86th Street you will pass the Target and Nora Plaza on your right before you see the Winterton Office Complex.

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Our physicians will prepare you for travel and protect you from diseases through proper food handling, insect protection and immunizations.

Before you travel to another country, take precautions to stay healthy by learning the potential health risks you will encounter. Prepare yourself by learning how to prevent diseases through proper food handling, insect protection and immunizations with the help of physicians at IU Health.

Your immune system has developed to keep you safe in your normal environment. You probably remain immune to most colds, flus or other illnesses common in your area. However, the viruses and bacteria that cause these diseases differ around the world, leaving you susceptible to possible illnesses.

Depending on where you travel, you may also become exposed to dozens of illnesses not found in your native country, such as malaria, Chagas disease or African sleeping sickness. Vaccinations and immunizations have eradicated some diseases, such as polio, in parts of the world, but these diseases remain present in some countries. In addition, the conditions of different countries allow disease to spread more easily. Poor food handling or lack of water filtration could allow contamination. A high population of insects, such as mosquitoes, also allows disease to spread quickly from person to person.

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You should make an appointment with an infectious diseases physician at IU Health at least eight weeks before you travel abroad in order to ensure you have time to get any immunizations you may need.

IU Health specialists prepare world travelers for their journeys by providing vaccinations and education on staying well. Through focused education and extensive training, your physicians have expertise in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases around the globe. Your physicians stay up-to-date with the latest vaccine and travel health recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) so you receive all the vaccinations you need. From sanitizing water, to cooking safely, to preventing insect bites, your physicians will work with you to protect your health so you can travel safely.

IU Health Infectious Diseases physicians offer a range of services to prepare travelers:

• Infectious diseases appointments. You should schedule an appointment with an infectious diseases physician eight weeks before you travel and bring your medical history, immunization records and trip itinerary with you. Your itinerary allows your physicians to make specific, personalized recommendations based on the countries you plan to visit.
• Hepatitis A
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• Japanese encephalitis
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• Typhoid (oral and injectable)
• Varicella (chicken pox and shingles)
• Yellow fever
• Education. Your physicians share their expertise and teach you how to prevent infections caused by a variety of sources. They provide specialized education depending on when and where you travel.

During and After Travel

During your visit, you can receive the suggested immunizations, prescriptions for medications to help prevent malaria and diarrhea, and documentation of all immunizations you receive. Your physicians continue to support you as you travel and are available by secure email to offer advice.

When you return from your travels, your physicians offer post-travel consultations. Their specialized training allows them to diagnose and treat uncommon diseases you might contract while travelling. Some of these conditions may rarely occur in the United States.

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The vaccines you need will depend on where you’re traveling and what you will be doing during your travels. Walgreens pharmacists are able to assist in helping you determine which vaccines you may need.

Which travel vaccines are available at Walgreens?

Travel vaccines Walgreens offers include: Yellow Fever, Meningitis, Polio, Typhoid, Japanese Encephalitis, Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Rabies*.

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It’s important to be up-to-date on routine vaccinations before traveling as well—like Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR), Tetanus, Flu and COVID-19.

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Planning a trip abroad? Make time for an appointment at the Student Health Center, where we offer a full range of vaccines and other preventive medications at affordable prices.

Our travel clinic is open to IU Bloomington students, faculty, and staff, as well as the general public. Many of our vaccines are not available anywhere else in Bloomington.

You must make an appointment to be seen at the travel clinic. We recommend that you come in four to six weeks before your departure date.

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Why come to the Student Health Center travel clinic?

We subscribe to TRAVAX, a national travel health service, which provides weekly updates on vaccine requirements, health recommendations, and regional travel warnings. We can keep you up to date with the latest information on health, political, safety, and weather conditions in the countries where you are traveling.

Our travel clinic is staffed by registered nurses who are trained in the special concerns and problems associated with international travel, and physicians are available for additional consultation.

We also have plenty of resources to help you prepare for your trip. Learn about topics like: high-altitude travel, insect precautions, Montezuma's revenge, and malaria prevention.

What to expect at your appointment

The nurse will enter your country destination into the computer and will print out the information about your countries. You and the nurse will discuss your trip, and together you will decide which vaccinations are appropriate for your destination.

A schedule of return visits will be set, if necessary, to complete the vaccination series. Most travelers will receive some or all of their shots at the first visit.

The nurse will also answer questions you have about health and safety on your trip. You will receive records of the vaccination received at the time of your visit. This may be necessary for you to carry with you on the trip or for you to get a visa.

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• Information on current illnesses and health problems that require regular care
• A list of medications you are currently taking or will be taking during your travels including over-the-counter medication and birth control
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Researching the health requirements of your host country is a critical step in planning for a successful stay abroad .

Health issues differ around the world. The health concerns of one nation may not be the same for the next; therefore, it’s important to be aware of the health issues at the destination(s) you’re traveling to and prepare accordingly. Likewise, laws surrounding medications vary from country to country, so you should also research the legality and availability of the medicines you take in your destination.

Vaccine Basics for Your Trip

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a thorough list of vaccines and medicines you should consider getting before traveling. Please visit the  CDC website  for health information on your travel destination(s).
• IU requires that all study abroad participants be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before traveling internationally unless they have been approved for an excemption. Keep in mind that even if you have received an exemption the host country may not accept the exepmtion and vaccination will be requried or travel cannot occur. Check here for more details on IU's COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
• You should get all of your vaccinations at least 4-6 weeks before departure to allow the vaccines to take full effect and provide time for vaccines that require more than one dose.
• Be aware that in order to enter certain countries you must provide proof that you’ve received certain vaccinations.
• If you are planning to travel to other countries before, during, or after your program, you should be aware of these countries’ immunization requirements as well.
• You can receive most vaccinations and travel medicine at IUI’s Campus Health. You can get more information or schedule an appointment .
• There are travel clinics in Indiana if you would like to visit a clinician who specializes in travel medicine.

Taking Medications Abroad

• Consult the US Department of State Country Specific Information for your destination(s) to learn about any known restrictions on medications (over-the-counter or prescribed). Some medications may be illegal in your host country(ies).
• Keep medications in their original, labeled containers so that it is clear to customs what the contents and intended use are. 
• Take enough medication to last the duration of your time abroad. Some medications are not accessible in certain countries and cannot be sent through the mail.
• Carry your medication in carry-on luggage only; your checked luggage could be delayed or lost.
• Take a copy of your prescription in case you have to purchase medication at your destination. Have your doctor write it in the generic name, as drug brand names can differ in other countries.
• Take a signed doctor's note describing the medical necessity of any prescription drugs you take; this is especially important for controlled substances or injectable medicines (such as insulin).
• Know the generic names for your medication and the names and amounts of the active ingredients in them. 
• If you plan to travel with a prescribed controlled substance (e.g. ADHD medication or prescription pain pills), check the legality and availability of these medicines in your destination. Review the International Narcotics Control Board and the country's official government websites for this information, and consult with the Embassy or Consulate of your destination country.
• If your medication is not legal or available in your destination, make a back-up plan for treatment with your US doctor well in advance of departure.

For more on this topic and other important travel information, please review the  Pre-Departure Handbook .

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Think Travel Vaccine Guide

As a health care provider, be sure to prepare your globe-trotting patients for travel by providing a quick pretravel risk assessment, consultation, and care. THINK TRAVEL:

• Ask your patients if they plan on any international travel .
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• Yellow fever
• Japanese encephalitis
• Meningococcal diseases

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*Travelers may also need routine (non-travel) vaccines or boosters before travel including influenza; measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); tetanus (Td or Tdap); varicella; pneumococcus; and polio. Check CDC’s Destination Pages for country-specific vaccine recommendations.

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Get Vaccinated Before You Travel

It’s important to plan ahead to get the shots required for all countries you and your family plan to visit.

Protect your child and family when traveling in the United States or abroad by:

• Getting the shots required for all countries you and your family plan to visit during your trip
• Making sure you and your family are up-to-date on all routine U.S. vaccines
• Staying informed about travel notices and alerts and how they can affect your family’s travel plans

Avoid getting sick or coming back home and spreading the disease to others.

Vaccinate at least a month before you travel

See your doctor when you start to plan your trip abroad. It’s important to do this well in advance.

• Your body needs time to build up immunity.
• You may need several weeks to get all the doses of the vaccine.
• Your primary doctor may not stock travel vaccines. Visit a travel medical clinic .
• You’ll need time to prepare for your pre-travel appointment .
• If the country you visit requires a yellow fever vaccine , only a limited number of clinics have the vaccine and will probably be some distance from where you live. You must get it at least 10 days before travel.

Find out which vaccines are recommended or required for the countries you plan to visit .

TIP : Save time by getting routine vaccines during the same doctor visit. Use the Vaccine Self-Assessment Tool and discuss the results with your doctor. It tells you which U.S. recommended vaccines you (19 years and older) or your child (birth – 18 years) might need.

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When traveling to another country be aware your doctor may not carry a travel vaccine and you may have to visit a medical clinic.

Many travel vaccines require multiple shots or take time to become fully effective. But some multiple-dose vaccines (like hepatitis A) can still give you partial protection after just one dose. Some can also be given on an “accelerated schedule,” meaning doses are given in a shorter period of time.

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Kyrie Irving put distractions behind him, focused on leading Mavericks to NBA Finals

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Kyrie Irving directed obscene gestures and profanity at a hostile crowd in Boston the last time the star Dallas guard saw the Celtics, one of his former teams, in the playoffs two years ago.

It was one tumultuous moment of many in a tension-filled tenure with Brooklyn that ended with his trade to the Mavericks about 10 months later.

Healthier and happier, as he likes to say, Irving is back on the biggest stage in his sport with the Mavs set to face the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals starting Thursday night.

Throughout the deepest playoff run for Dallas in 13 years, the reflective side of Irving has surfaced frequently, stopping short of mea culpas but making clear he’s learned a lot along the way.

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“I will say last time in Boston, I don’t think that was the best — not this regular season, but when we played in the playoffs and everyone saw me flip off the birds and kind of lose my [stuff] a little bit — that wasn’t a great reflection of who I am and how I like to compete on a high level,” Irving said.

“It wasn’t a great reflection on my end towards the next generation on what it means to control your emotions in that type of environment, no matter what people are yelling at you.”

Before jilting Boston fans by signing with the Nets and joining Kevin Durant in free agency in 2019, Irving was already a polarizing player.

Then came the COVID-19 pandemic and Irving’s refusal to get vaccinated, which meant he couldn’t play home games for Brooklyn because of New York City’s vaccine mandate for employees.

Next was Irving’s social media post of a link to a movie containing antisemitic material, which led to a suspension from the Nets and the end of his longtime business relationship with Nike.

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Ultimately, Irving asked out of Brooklyn, and he and Durant were traded days apart last year, giving Irving a new co-star in Mavs point guard Luka Doncic.

The former No. 1 overall pick out of Duke had never been anywhere near Texas in his career but was greeted by two familiar faces. Mavs general manager Nico Harrison used to work for Nike, and coach Jason Kidd was the point guard of the then-New Jersey Nets when Irving was growing up in that area.

Irving caught up with the team in Los Angeles after the trade, and the Mavericks won their first two games with him.

“You could see the smile,” Kidd said. “You could see the relief, or you could see that he was ready to have fun and play the game that he loves.”

The partial season together didn’t work out for Irving and Doncic. Dallas missed the playoffs. The first full season together was what the Mavs expected when they pulled off Harrison’s first blockbuster trade.

A late-season surge lifted the Mavs to fifth in the West, although they’ve been the lower seed throughout these playoffs.

Dallas beat the Los Angeles Clippers in six games in the first round, ousting Tyronn Lue, Irving’s coach from his championship season alongside LeBron James in Cleveland in 2016.

“He’s very, very patient,” Lue said after that series of the difference between the Irving he coached and today’s version. “You couldn’t get this Kyrie when I had him. He wants to kill you every moment, every second. But now you can see, he’s just letting the game come to him.”

The Mavs beat top-seeded Oklahoma City in six games before knocking out No. 3 Minnesota in five games in the Western Conference finals, the clincher giving Dallas a five-game road winning streak in the playoffs.

“I feel like it’s a great chapter that’s being written right now,” Irving said. “I’m enjoying every step of the way. I’m not taking anything for granted. I’m enjoying the hot weather right now. I’m enjoying the Dallas community. We talked about this early in the season, just how much I felt embraced.”

Irving went on to say it went deeper than that, reminding reporters of an entire career spent in the other conference.

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“Seasonal depression is real when you’re growing up in the north,” Irving said. “I spent 12 years in the Eastern Conference in three cold cities that deal with four seasons. So you come out here and you’re able to get outside and ground yourself a little bit more and spend some time with your family. Watch your kids run outside.”

Irving and Doncic have at least another season together. Irving has a player option for 2025-26, Doncic for the season after that.

Kidd believes a preseason trip to Madrid, where Doncic grew as a teenaged pro in the EuroLeague, helped the two superstars bond.

Now, winning is cementing that bond, one of the most poignant moments for the pair coming in the final seconds of Game 3 against the Timberwolves, after the Mavs knew they had clinched a 3-0 lead.

“When we were winning by nine on that last possession, I told [Irving,] ‘I’m tired,’ and he told me, ‘That’s the way it’s supposed to be,’” Doncic said. “He brought the calmness to the team and to me. He brought the maturity. I’m learning from him every day.”

There might not have been many teammates lining up to say those things in Irving’s first three stops, and the magnitude looms larger with the words coming from the face of the Dallas franchise.

Even though his relationships with Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and some of his other former Boston teammates are fine, Irving believes he is a better teammate now than he was then.

“The greatest thing I learned from Boston was just being able to manage not only my emotions, but just what’s going on on a day-to-day basis of being a leader of a team or being one of the leaders and having young guys around you that have their own goals,” Irving said. “You have to learn how to put the big picture first.”

A more introspective Irving is on the big stage again, and knows what’s coming from the crowd in Boston.

Dixon writes for the Associated Press.

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