Sunpark Plaza · South Calgary
Where are you going?
Every country below has its own guide, written from CDC and Government of Canada guidance with both cited and the date we last checked them. Where the two disagree — and on some countries they do — we show you both rather than quietly picking one.
Somewhere not listed? We cover travel health for any country — the guides are just the ones people ask for most. Bring the itinerary and we will work it out.
Most of the worry about an unfamiliar appointment is not knowing its shape. This is the shape.
Countries, dates, and what you will actually be doing — a resort week and a month with family in the same country are different appointments. Bring the whole itinerary if there is more than one country: entry rules can depend on where you have been, not only where you are going.
Alberta immunisation records we can usually look up. Out-of-province and overseas records we cannot, so bring whatever you have — a photo of a yellow card is plenty. Most people need less than they expect, and we would rather tell you that.
Not a list read off a screen. Where CDC and the Government of Canada disagree — and on some countries they do — we show you both and work out which applies to your trip.
In Alberta a pharmacist can assess, prescribe and vaccinate in the same visit. No doctor’s referral, no second appointment for the prescription. If something needs a second dose we book it before you leave.
Designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre
Yellow fever vaccine can only be given at a designated centre, and the international certificate is not valid until ten days after the dose — so it is the one to sort first, not last. We give it and issue the certificate here. Whether your itinerary actually needs it is a real question with a real answer: for Machu Picchu, no; for the Peruvian Amazon, yes. That is the conversation.
Every heading below is a reason somebody decided not to bother. None of them is a good one.
Still worth coming in. Hepatitis A gives useful protection quickly and can be given the day before you fly; a tetanus booster can be done on the spot. We will tell you honestly what will not reach full effect in time — but one well-chosen vaccine beats none. Nobody gets turned away for booking late.
One appointment, everyone reviewed separately. Children’s doses often follow weight rather than age, so bring current weights — it saves a second visit. Hepatitis A starts at twelve months, and for some destinations there is an earlier travel dose for infants.
CDC treats travellers visiting friends and relatives as a distinct, higher-risk group — for typhoid especially, and for malaria. Longer stays, home cooking and smaller towns change the advice. It is the detail most often left out, because going home does not feel like travelling.
Bring whatever you have. Alberta immunisations we can usually look up; out-of-province and overseas ones we cannot, so a photo of an old yellow card is worth digging out. Most people need less than they expect, and we would rather tell you that than repeat a dose.
Bring the list. Several ordinary prescriptions change travel advice — how fast you burn in strong sun, which malaria tablet is suitable, whether something needs to stay cold where the power is unreliable. Five minutes that saves a ruined week.
Tell us early rather than at the appointment. Some destinations carry risks — Zika above all — where the honest advice may be to change the trip rather than the vaccines, and that is a conversation worth having before anything is booked.
Ours is free. There is no consultation fee at Imagine Health Pharmacy — you pay only for the vaccines actually given. Consultation fees vary between clinics, so it is worth asking what one costs before you book anywhere.
No. Alberta pharmacists can assess you, prescribe what your trip needs and give the vaccines in the same visit. That is why this is usually one appointment rather than a clinic queue and then a pharmacy.
Four to six weeks is comfortable for most destinations. Yellow fever is the one with a hard deadline — the certificate is not valid until ten days after the dose. But late is workable far more often than people think: hepatitis A gives useful protection quickly and can be given the day before you fly, and a tetanus booster can be done the same day you walk in. Nobody gets turned away for booking late.
Yes. We are a designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre, so we give the vaccine and issue the international certificate here in Sunpark Plaza. Not every pharmacy can — it requires a specific designation. The certificate becomes valid ten days after the dose, which is why it is the one to book first.
Yes, and most do. We review each person’s records separately but plan the trip as one, which usually means fewer visits and no repeated explanations. Tell us how many people are travelling when you book so we set aside enough time. Children’s doses follow weight as often as age, so bring current weights.
Yes, and it is the detail people most often leave out, because going home does not feel like travelling. CDC treats travellers visiting friends and relatives as a distinct, higher-risk group — longer stays, home cooking, smaller towns and less bottled water add up differently from a hotel itinerary. Say so when you book; it changes the advice.
You can walk in, and we will help if we can — but travel consultations take time to do properly, so booking means we can give you the full appointment rather than fitting you between prescriptions. If you are leaving in the next few days, phone us and say so.
Tell us early rather than at the appointment. Some destinations carry risks — Zika above all — where the honest advice may be to change the trip rather than the vaccines, and that is a conversation worth having before anything is booked.
We stock the travel vaccines we recommend most, including yellow fever. If something has to be ordered we will tell you at the appointment and how long it takes, so you can plan around it rather than discover it later.
Yes. Alberta pharmacists can prescribe, so both are sorted at the same appointment as the vaccines. Which antimalarial suits you depends on your route, your other medications and even whether you will be diving or in strong sun — that is a conversation, not a default.
Your itinerary with dates, any immunisation records you can find, and a list of the medications you take — several common prescriptions change the advice, from how fast you burn in the sun to which malaria tablet is suitable.
Imagine Health Pharmacy & Travel Clinic, #4120 – 15 Sunpark Plaza SE, Calgary, in Sunpark Plaza just off Macleod Trail. There is free surface parking at the door. We are a short drive from Sundance, Midnapore, Shawnessy, Chaparral and the rest of south Calgary.
Bring your dates and your itinerary. A pharmacist goes through what your trip needs, gives what can be given that day, and books anything that needs a second dose. No referral, no consultation fee.
Imagine Health Pharmacy & Travel Clinic — #4120, 15 Sunpark Plaza SE, Calgary, Alberta. In Sunpark Plaza, off Macleod Trail, serving Sundance, Midnapore, Shawnessy, Chaparral and the rest of south Calgary. Free parking at the door.
No doctor’s referral is needed. In Alberta a pharmacist can assess you, prescribe what your trip needs and give the vaccines in the same visit — so for most travellers this is one appointment, not a clinic queue and then a pharmacy.
