SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS!
And not the fun kind. I am officially medically cleared to travel to Africa! Got all my vaccinations in order; from typhoid, to yellow fever, hepatitis, Covid, tetanus and everything in between. Honestly, being a travel nurse definitely helped with that. I constantly need to get proof of immunity for my job through bloodwork and boosters, so I really only needed to pay for my typhoid and yellow fever vaccines. Which I STILL think was an absurd amount, $500 just for a yellow fever vaccine!? But according to them, it’s a one and done. So I never have to get yellow fever again. And I can continue to travel to Africa (which I technically already went to Morocco a few years ago unvaccinated so whoops)! Now just need to pick up my malaria and gastroenteritis pills and should be set for medical. All that’s left is packing, planning, flights, and transportation to be done within the next 31 days. And just add in my nightshift job, Christmas, new years, birthdays, and a little bit of fun an