Vira for Travelers

Know what's spreading at your destination before you land.

Vira monitors disease activity at your destination, briefs you before you leave, and keeps watching while you're there.

The problem

Travel health advisories are slow, generic, and designed for agencies, not you.

The CDC issues country-level advisories. By the time a destination makes the list, the outbreak has been active for weeks. Travel insurance won't cover what you didn't know about.

Airlines don't tell you. Your doctor doesn't have time to research every destination you visit. The information exists in surveillance systems, but it's not surfaced anywhere a traveler can actually use it.

Vira reads those systems and translates them into something actionable, before you board.

City level

Vira monitors outbreak activity at destination city level, not just country.

Before you fly

Get a pre-trip health briefing specific to where you're going and when.

While you're there

Vira keeps watching your destination throughout your trip.

The film

Meet Vira.

One minute on who she is, what she watches, and what it feels like when she texts.

How Vira helps

How Vira helps travelers

Pre-trip briefing

Tell Vira where you're going and when. She'll check what's active at your destination, what vaccinations are relevant, and what to watch for.

Travel Watch

Set a watch on your destination city. Vira monitors it and alerts you if something rises before or during your trip.

In-destination alerts

Already abroad? Text Vira from anywhere. She checks local outbreak data and gives you a straight answer on what's going around.

See Vira in action

I'm flying to Cancun next Friday. Anything I should know about?

Cyclosporiasis is above baseline in Quintana Roo, mostly tied to resort buffets. Dengue is running higher than usual for the season. No respiratory outbreaks of note. I'll watch it through your trip if you want.
Source: Mexico Secretaría de Salud, CDC travel notices

I'm in Bangkok for a week. What's going around here?

Dengue is active in Bangkok and above the seasonal baseline, with cases up 22% over the last two weeks. Influenza is low. If you start feeling unwell, a local clinic can test for dengue quickly.
Source: Thailand Department of Disease Control

Set a Travel Watch before your next trip

Tell Vira your destination and travel dates. She monitors that city and alerts you if something rises before you leave or while you're there. No app required.

Set up a Travel Watch

Vira

Active now

Watch Rome for my trip Oct 12-19

Travel Watch set for Rome, Italy, Oct 12 to 19. I'll send a briefing two days before you fly and text you if anything changes while you're there.

Your next trip starts with a text.

Tell Vira where you're going. She'll tell you what to know.

Get early access to Vira

No app download required.

Vira opens soon. Be first in line.

Choose where you want to hear from Vira. One message when she is ready for you, nothing else.

Or text EARLY to +1 (669) 285-6109

Scan the code or text the word from your phone.Tap the number to open a text with the word ready. Vira confirms you are on the list. US and Canada numbers.

Text EARLY