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Vaccinations
and Travel
- Have
you scheduled a visit to your doctor or a travel medicine provider?
Ideally, set up one up 4 to 6 weeks before your trip.
Most vaccines take time to become effective in your body and some
vaccines must be given in a series over a period of days or sometimes
weeks.
If it is less than 4 weeks before you leave, you should still
see your doctor. You might still benefit from shots or medications
and other information about how to protect yourself from illness
and injury while traveling.
- Are
you aware of which types of vaccinations you or those traveling
with you may need?
CDC divides vaccines for travel into three categories: routine,
recommended, and required. While your doctor will tell you which
ones you should have, it's best to be aware of them ahead of time.
Routine Vaccinations
Be sure that you and your family are up to date on your routine
vaccinations. These vaccines are necessary for protection from
diseases that are still common in many parts of the world even
though they rarely occur in the United States. If you are not
sure which vaccinations are routine, look at the schedules below.
- Recommended
Adult Immunization Schedule — United States, 2005-2006
- Recommended
Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule — United
States, 2005-2006
- Vaccine Recommendations
for Infants and Children
The U.S. routine schedule for childhood immunizations. This schedule
may need to be adjusted if a child is traveling. See separate
section below.
Recommended Vaccinations
These vaccines are recommended to protect travelers from illnesses
present in other parts of the world and to prevent the importation
of infectious diseases across international borders. Which vaccinations
you need depends on a number of factors including your destination,
whether you will be spending time in rural areas, the season of
the year you are traveling, your age, health status, and previous
immunizations.
Search by country at the top of this page to find out which vaccinations
are recommended, or see our destinations page and look up the
world region you will visit.
Required Vaccinations
The only vaccine required by International Health Regulations
is yellow fever vaccination for travel to certain countries in
sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America. Meningococcal vaccination
is required by the government of Saudi Arabia for annual travel
during the Hajj.
Yellow Fever
Use the Health Information for International Travel information
below to determine if you will need a yellow fever certificate,
and find a clinic that can give the vaccination and issue the
certificate.
Meningococcal Meningitis
See Saudi
Arabia Hajj Requirements, and
Meningococcal
Disease in Health Information for International
Travel.
- Do
you have altered immunocompetence due to illnesses such as diabetes
or HIV?
Read Vaccine
Recommendations for Travelers with Altered Immunocompetence, Including
HIV in Health Information for International Travel
or take a copy to your doctor.
- Are
you pregnant or breastfeeding?
Read the Immunizations section of Pregnancy,
Breast-Feeding, and Travel in Health Information
for International Travel or take a copy to your doctor.
- Are
you traveling with infants or children?
Read the Vaccine
Recommendations for Infants and Children
section in Health Information for International Travel
or take a copy to your doctor.
While many travel health issues for adults also apply to infants
and children, they also have special needs that are to be considered
when they travel. Don't forget to read about general health information
for travel
with infants and young children.
- If
you have not looked up our health information that applies to
your specific travel destinations, do so now.
Search by region at the top of this page or see our Destinations
page to find the world
region you will visit.
There may be other health information you should know to help
prepare you for your trip, such as food and water safety, avoiding
insects, and more.
Source
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Global Migration
and Quarantine
http://www.cdc.gov/
July 2007
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