Free Travel Insurance Quotes from Travel Guard. Free travel vaccine advice, travelers medicine, domestic, work OSHA, school Vaccinations Certified Yellow Fever Center serving the Capital region for medical care to travelers. Washington DC , Northern Virginia and Maryland Montgomery County, Prince Georges County   CDC Recommendations, WHO World Health Organization  State Department and Embassy Guidelines. Flu vaccine is available for walkin and appointment It the policy of the American Vaccine Center to stock all available vaccines and to provide to the patients the vaccines they request We currently have in stock the measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine in single doses and in the combination vaccine by walk in or by appointment. Yellow Fever Vaccine for overseas travel is available. Shingles Vaccine (Zostavax) is available. All vaccines listed below as well as the TB test are currently available for walk ins and appointments.  Don't forget to ask about our group discount for groups  of 5 or more.   With the large number of cancellations due to the weather you may want to consider joining  one of the airline lounge programs. These are lounges located at the airport in a quiet area that you may relax in while waiting for your flight . Its a home away from home with snacks, Internet connections, fax machines, comfortable chairs and desk, copy machines, telephones. A few have showers. If you are ever  delayed due to bad weather or any reason or are just connecting on a flight this can really be a  blessing to have. Check with your airline. Some lounge passes allow access to different airline lounges around the world. American Vaccine Center has 2 locations Montgomery County Location The Globe Building 817 Silver Spring Avenue Suite 104 Silver Spring MD 20910 24 hour Telephone # 301 588-1234 email  Rhodob@aol.com Hours 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM  Mon thru Friday If you  work on your feet all day or plan to do a lot of walking and would like a free sample of Dr Rhodes foot care cream please visit the following web site www.Rhodesmall.com  Prince Georges County Location Prince Georges Plaza Professional Park 3331 Toledo Terrace Suite 207 Hyattsville MD 20782 Telephone # 301 559-6356 email Rhodob@aol.com Office Hours 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM appointments and walk ins are welcome  We are not far from The University of Maryland At College Park at the intersection of East West Highway (410) and Toledo Terrace   All vaccines for overseas travel and domestic use are available. Listed below are some statistics from the World Health Organization that may be helpful . Disease                  No of new cases      Yearly                               per year                   deaths Hepatitis A.............1,500,000...............15,000 Hepatitis B.............350,000,000...........1,000,000 Influenza (flu)......... 4,000,000...............400,000 Malaria...................300,000,000...........1,000,000 Meningitis................500,000..................50,000 Measles..................30,000,000..............777,000 Polio.......................537.....there is no cure for polio Tetanus...................statistics not available.. 40% Typhoid fever..........17,000,000..............600,000 Yellow fever............200,000...................30,000 To put these numbers in perspective one person dies from malaria every 30 seconds, over 2000 2000 people die from measles every day. More than 1,500 people die from typhoid fever each day. Short periods of stay can result in disease. Travelers can become infected when stopping over in route to their destination in another country. We administer the following vaccines    Diphtheria, Pertusis,Tetanus  Flu shots, thimerosal free flu shots,  preservative free flu shots   Hepatitis A  Hepatitis B  HPV(human pappilloma virus) Gardasil  Japanese Encephalitis  Measles, Mumps, Rubella  singles and combination  Meningococcal  Pneumonia Vaccine  Polio  Typhoid Fever  Tetanus shots  Rabies  Varicella (chicken Pox)  Yellow Fever   Shingles vaccine (zostavax)  Vaccines  for immigration and TB test are also  available. We accept cash and all major  credit cards as  payment for services.   We provide the necessary paperwork for you to receive reimbursement from your insurance company. For vaccines needed for each country please view the following pages.