Inoculations and Required Vaccines
By: Kaley Whipple
Upon requesting information regarding recommended and required vaccines at any London pharmacy or doctor’s office, a bound anthology of over one hundred and twenty-two medical pamphlets will be presented for your perusal. While about three quarters of these vaccinations are required, particularly for anyone hoping to travel to the British Isles for any length of time, other vaccinations serve merely an aesthetic or recreational use, and are especially popular with British parents wishing to desensitize their children to needles.
Due to London’s large avian population, all those entering the British Isles are required to provide proof of an Interspecies Birdpox (1BP0X) vaccine administered within the last year in order to pass customs. Visitors to London’s parks are provided a complimentary plastic poncho and rubber gloves in order to prevent contamination by bird feathers or waste. Because citizens have already built up immunity to pigeons and other troublesome species, the 1BP0X vaccination is not required for them. However, when visiting the Tower of London, all patrons must wear a medical mask to protect London’s famed Tower Ravens from human disease, regardless of immunization status.
Due to London’s near constant cloud cover, the risk of sunburn is not present. However, London offers the unique problem of citizens and long-term visitors developing a moderate to severe vitamin D deficiency from lack of sunlight. This can be resolved by installing a heat lamp or heated rock in your place of residence upon which two hours of rest a day is recommended. Heat lamps can occasionally cause a tanning of the skin, and a local solution to bring skin back to its normal pallid appearance is to place several leeches behind each ear. This strategy, originally employed by Queen Elizabeth I, draws the blood from the head and causes severe paleness, which is currently the trend in London.
By: Kaley Whipple
Upon requesting information regarding recommended and required vaccines at any London pharmacy or doctor’s office, a bound anthology of over one hundred and twenty-two medical pamphlets will be presented for your perusal. While about three quarters of these vaccinations are required, particularly for anyone hoping to travel to the British Isles for any length of time, other vaccinations serve merely an aesthetic or recreational use, and are especially popular with British parents wishing to desensitize their children to needles.
Due to London’s large avian population, all those entering the British Isles are required to provide proof of an Interspecies Birdpox (1BP0X) vaccine administered within the last year in order to pass customs. Visitors to London’s parks are provided a complimentary plastic poncho and rubber gloves in order to prevent contamination by bird feathers or waste. Because citizens have already built up immunity to pigeons and other troublesome species, the 1BP0X vaccination is not required for them. However, when visiting the Tower of London, all patrons must wear a medical mask to protect London’s famed Tower Ravens from human disease, regardless of immunization status.
Due to London’s near constant cloud cover, the risk of sunburn is not present. However, London offers the unique problem of citizens and long-term visitors developing a moderate to severe vitamin D deficiency from lack of sunlight. This can be resolved by installing a heat lamp or heated rock in your place of residence upon which two hours of rest a day is recommended. Heat lamps can occasionally cause a tanning of the skin, and a local solution to bring skin back to its normal pallid appearance is to place several leeches behind each ear. This strategy, originally employed by Queen Elizabeth I, draws the blood from the head and causes severe paleness, which is currently the trend in London.