South Essex's Highest Rated Travel Clinic
Based at Hassengate Pharmacy, Essex Clinics gives local travellers a practical way to sort travel health before they fly. South Essex's Leading Travel & Yellow Fever Centre.
Rabies: the world's deadliest preventable disease
Rabies is almost universally fatal once symptoms appear. UK Government estimates 59,000 people die from rabies globally every year, mostly from dog bites in Asia and Africa. Treatment after exposure works only if started before symptoms develop — pre-exposure vaccination doesn't prevent infection if exposed but dramatically simplifies and shortens what's needed if you are bitten.
Rabipur and the pre-exposure schedule
Rabipur is the UK-licensed pre-exposure rabies vaccine. The standard schedule is 3 doses over 21–28 days (days 0, 7, 21–28). The UK Green Book also accepts an accelerated 2-dose schedule (days 0 and 7) for unvaccinated travellers, with a year-1 booster recommended for ongoing risk. After completion, pre-exposure cover lasts at least 10 years. For accelerated scheduling see our last-minute travel vaccines guide.
Why pre-exposure matters
If you're bitten by a potentially rabid animal in a high-risk country, post-exposure prophylaxis requires multiple injections of vaccine PLUS rabies immunoglobulin (RIG). RIG is unavailable in many parts of Africa and rural Asia. Pre-exposure vaccination means you'd only need 2 boost doses of vaccine — no RIG needed.
Where is rabies highest risk?
- India — leading source of rabies-exposure imports
- Thailand
- Indonesia (including Bali)
- Vietnam
- Cambodia
- Nepal
- Philippines
- Morocco
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Nigeria
Who should consider pre-exposure?
- Long-stay travellers (3+ months) in high-risk countries
- Runners and cyclists (higher dog-encounter exposure)
- Children — see our children's travel vaccines guide
- Backpackers and gap-year travellers
- Vets, animal handlers and aid workers
- VFR travellers to South Asia and Africa
If you're bitten abroad
Wash the wound with soap and water immediately for at least 15 minutes. Apply iodine or alcohol disinfectant. Seek medical care urgently. Pre-exposure vaccinated travellers still need 2 doses of vaccine on days 0 and 3.
NHS vs Private
Rabies is private-only for travel purposes. See our NHS vs Private travel vaccines guide.
Book at Hassengate Pharmacy
Pre-exposure schedules can be completed in as little as 7 days (accelerated). Free patient parking at Corringham SS17 0PH. Book online or call 01375 641569.
Why Book Here
The clinic is convenient for travellers from Tilbury, Grays, Basildon, Orsett, Chafford Hundred, Linford and Canvey Island.
Pharmacist-Led Advice
Your appointment is handled through a pharmacy clinic, not an online-only form. You can talk through your destination, itinerary and medical history before any vaccination is recommended.
Same-Day Appointments
Same-day appointments are routinely available, with a minimum 2-hour booking notice. Useful if your trip is close and you need to act quickly.
Open 7 Days
Extended opening hours across the week, including evenings and Sunday opening. Easier to fit travel health around work, school runs or last-minute plans.
More Than Travel Jabs
A working community pharmacy with NHS services and private healthcare clinics on site. If you need wider support before you travel, you're already in the right place.
Vaccinations Available for Common Trips
Different countries carry different risks, and the vaccines you need depend on where you are going, how long you are staying and what you will be doing. The clinic can advise on commonly required travel vaccines, including:
What's included
Everything you need in one appointment.
Destination risk assessment
Itinerary-specific risk review against the latest NaTHNaC and WHO advice — not a generic checklist.
Every travel vaccine in stock
Yellow Fever, Hep A, Hep B, Typhoid, Rabies, Japanese Encephalitis, Meningitis ACWY, Cholera, Dengue, Chikungunya and more.
Yellow Fever certificate (ICVP)
NaTHNaC-designated centre. Valid International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis issued on the day.
Malaria tablets if needed
Independent Prescriber on-site — Malarone, Doxycycline or Mefloquine prescribed and dispensed in one visit.
Travel health summary
Written summary of every jab, tablet and bite-avoidance recommendation — handy if your employer or insurer asks.
Families welcome
Children from 9 months for Yellow Fever, earlier for some other vaccines.
Pre-screen, vaccinate, certificate. Usually 30 minutes total.
Three steps from booking to fully vaccinated.
Book online or call
Pick a slot. Tell us where you're going, when, and for how long. We'll send a short pre-appointment form so we're ready when you arrive.
Come to Hassengate Pharmacy
Free parking on-site at Southend Road, Corringham. Our pharmacist will run through your itinerary and confirm which vaccines and tablets you need.
Vaccinated and certified
Get your jabs the same visit, walk out with malaria tablets if needed, plus a Yellow Fever certificate and written travel-health summary. Most appointments take 20–30 minutes.
Why Stanford-le-Hope residents come to us
Hassengate Pharmacy is on Southend Road in Corringham, about a mile south of Stanford-le-Hope town centre. Five minutes by car or fifteen on foot.
Southend Rd, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope
SS17 0PH
Frequently Asked Questions
Speak to the team or arrange a visit
If you're unsure which service you need, or you would like to check availability before coming in, our pharmacy team can help. Call the clinic and we'll guide you toward the most suitable next step based on your needs.
