Immunisation against disease to prevent holiday injury claims

Surveys in 2007 revealed that some UK travellers are running the risk of giving their health a holiday injury by avoiding the 'jabs' that would protect them from tropical diseases such as malaria. Tour operators do, as a rule, fulfil their obligations in protecting their clients from diseases, but this does not mean the risk of a disease or a negligent operator has been removed.

Avoiding immunisation, therefore, is inadvisable for more than one reason. If the fear of being struck down with avoidable diseases is not enough to overcome worries about potential side effects of the immunisations - which are, naturally, milder than the effects of the disease might be - then the potential for a holiday injury compensation claim to be rejected (on the grounds that the claimant did not protect him or herself) should add more weight.

YouClaim is not qualified to offer medical advice, but we are able to state that it is always a good idea to seek medical advice from a doctor or other medical professional before visiting a new country. The Department of Health offers guidelines for people who plan to travel abroad.

While the popular imagination will typically worry about having to receive a huge range of injections before a tropical holiday, such a scenario is an unhelpful myth. Rabies, for example, may now be considered too small a risk for the vaccination to be necessary (although your doctor will be the best judge of this).

And thanks to medical advances, precautions that are necessary may also be less unpleasant than once they were. Malaria remains an important worry, but some medication for it is even available through pharmacists. Appropriate medication can, however, take two months to work, so, once your holiday is booked, it is wise to explore in advance which medications will be necessary. Doing so will help to avoid any holiday compensation claims in the future.

YouClaim and holiday injury claims
If you have been involved in an accident, exposed to a disease, or received an injury while on holiday that your holiday provider should have protected you against, then it is quite possible that you could make a compensation claim against the negligent tour operator.

YouClaim's record in handling holiday claims is very strong, and all personal injury lawyers that we use in such cases are covered by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. This means that you can rely on our skills and abilities in handling your case.

You can also rely on our free claim process - in a holiday accident claim, we make no charge, whether you win or lose. Under our no win, no fee system, we make no charge in our rare lost cases, and our fees in successful cases are paid by the holiday firm or by insurance. Your claim is cost-free to you, and you receive 100% compensation in a won claim.

So if you want to discuss a potential holiday injury claim in confidence with helpful experts, simply contact YouClaim. You can reach us in writing through our online claim form, after which we will call you back at a time of your choosing; you can chat to us online, through our internet chat window; or you can speak to us direct through our free phone line, 0800 10 757 95. We look forward to hearing from you.