We are going to be open extended hours over the fall and winter.  Between flu shots and more people travelling, we want to make our clinic as accessible as possible.  We will provide information about extended hours on our News page on our website, on our Twitter feed @polaristravelrx and our Facebook page.  

Today (August 20) is World Mosquito Day.  It commemorates when British doctor Sir Ronald Ross mad the link that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.  You can find out more information at http://malarianomore.org.uk/world-mosquito-day

Polaris Travel Clinic and Pharmacy donates $1 for every vaccine given at our clinic to a charity. From January to April our selected charity was Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). We are happy to report that Polaris donated $215 to MSF as a result of this program. We have chosen Carpenters4Cambodia as our charity Continue Reading

Plan for your pilgrimage and book an appointment today. Saudi Arabia has specific vaccine requirements in order to enter for Hajj or Umrah.  These requirements are located here. Vaccination for meningococcal meningitis must be documented for entry.  This is an important public health issue as this illness is  spread between persons via respiratory secretions.  Crowded Continue Reading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 30, 2013 Canada’s first reported case of Zika virus shows the importance of seeking travel health advice prior to and after an overseas trip. CTV News reported yesterday that an Albertan visiting Thailand on a holiday in January became ill upon their return and was diagnosed with this rare disease which Continue Reading