3 doses over 9–12 months, or an accelerated 2-dose option before travel with the third later.
Hiking, camping or cycling through forested parts of Europe or Asia? Our Wythenshawe pharmacy runs the tick-borne encephalitis vaccine course, standard or accelerated depending on your travel dates.
Built for time spent outdoors in tick-active, forested country
TBE is a serious viral infection targeting the brain and nervous system, passed on through bites from infected Ixodes ticks across forested and rural Europe, Russia and parts of Asia. There's no specific antiviral for it, which is exactly why prevention matters. The standard course is 3 doses over 9 to 12 months, covering you for around 3 years — or there's an accelerated 2-dose option if your trip's sooner, with the third dose following later.
3 doses over 9–12 months, or an accelerated 2-dose option before travel with the third later.
Especially on the accelerated schedule — you'll need time for both pre-travel doses.
Prioritise it for hiking, camping or cycling through forested or rural country.
A tick-borne viral infection found across forested parts of Europe and Asia
A serious infection of the brain and central nervous system, passed on by infected ticks.
Ticks are most active in spring and autumn, in forested and rural terrain.
Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Scandinavia, Russia, China, Japan and South Korea all report cases.
Combined with tick bite avoidance, the vaccine course gives strong protection.
Cover up with long sleeves, trousers and closed shoes, use a DEET repellent, and give yourself a proper tick check after time outdoors. Found one attached? Use tweezers close to the skin and pull upward, steady and slow.
Two traveller types where TBE cover is worth arranging
If you're spending real time outdoors in forested or rural Europe or Asia, get this sorted.
Frequent visitor to affected regions, or spending longer stretches rurally each time? Prioritise this.
Priced per dose — we'll set out your full schedule at the first visit
Child: £50 per dose. Adult: £55 per dose. Standard course is 3 doses over 9–12 months; accelerated 2-dose option available before travel, third dose later. Not an NHS travel service.
A relaxed process at our Wythenshawe pharmacy
We confirm which schedule, standard or accelerated, fits your travel dates.
Given in the upper arm at your first appointment.
Your remaining doses get scheduled to complete the course you're on.
A sore arm, headache, tiredness or a slight fever.
Pick the calendar that matches your appointment.
Travel TBE vaccination sits outside the NHS, so book with us directly.
Standard is 3 doses spread over 9 to 12 months. Accelerated gets 2 doses in before you travel (day 0 and day 14), with the third following at 5 to 12 months — handy if time's tight.
At least 6 weeks before you fly, particularly if you're on the accelerated schedule — that gives time for both pre-travel doses.
Depends on where you're headed — kids travelling to the same forested or rural regions can be vaccinated too. Use the "Child" option on the calendar below.
No — the vaccine only covers TBE, and ticks can carry other things too, like Lyme disease. Keep covering up, using repellent, and checking yourself after time outdoors.
Usually mild — soreness where the needle went in, headache, tiredness, muscle aches, or a slight fever, most often after the first dose.
Choose adult or child, then pick a time that suits you at our Bowland clinic
Book your TBE vaccine with our Wythenshawe team — standard or accelerated, your call.