Hepatitis A Vaccine in Romford

Who needs the hepatitis A vaccine?

Hepatitis A is spread through contaminated food and water — shellfish, salad washed in local water, ice, and anything handled by someone who has not been able to wash their hands properly. It is one of the most common vaccine-preventable infections travellers pick up, and although it rarely kills, it can put you flat on your back for weeks and leave you tired for months afterwards.

It is recommended for most travel outside western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand — so most of Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and parts of eastern Europe. Staying in a good hotel does not reliably protect you: the infection travels with food and with the people handling it, not with the star rating. Guidance follows NaTHNaC and the UKHSA Green Book.

The hepatitis A vaccine: course & schedule

One dose protects you for about a year, and it starts working roughly two weeks after the injection. A second dose 6–12 months later extends protection for around 25 years — well worth having if you travel regularly, and we will note the date on your record.

Leaving in a few days? Still get it

This is the vaccine people wrongly write off as too late. Hepatitis A vaccine can be given right up to the day you fly and will still protect you for most of your trip, because the infection's incubation period is longer than the time the vaccine needs to work. Two weeks before departure is ideal. Realistically, later is far better than never.

Same-day & last-minute appointments

Travelling soon? Same-day and last-minute appointments are available at our Romford and Dagenham clinics where clinically appropriate. We also keep late-afternoon slots so you can get it done after work rather than taking a day off. Book online or call 01708 897617.

What it costs

See our booking page for current rates.

Getting your hepatitis A vaccine in Romford

Brooks Pharmacy runs its travel clinic at 12 Chase Cross Road, Romford RM5 3PR — at the top of Collier Row, about five minutes north of Romford Market on the A1112. There is free patient parking on the door, and buses along Collier Row Road stop close by. Our second clinic is at 281 Wood Lane, Dagenham RM8 3NH, just off the A124 towards Barking. Both clinics book through the same team on 01708 897617, and there is no GP referral to arrange.

We serve Romford, Dagenham and East London — including Collier Row, Gidea Park, Hornchurch, Upminster, Harold Wood, Rainham, Elm Park, Becontree, Chadwell Heath, Barking and Ilford. Both sites are registered NHS community pharmacies (GPhC premises 1031352 in Romford and 1031154 in Dagenham) — see the Romford and Dagenham NHS profiles.

This page is written and clinically reviewed by the pharmacist team at Brooks Pharmacy, led by Superintendent Pharmacist Gurvinder Singh Sembhi (GPhC 2030374) with Ali Nuhu (GPhC 2222371), following NaTHNaC TravelHealthPro and NHS Fit for Travel guidance.