TRAVEL VACCINATION

Travel vaccinations are essential for people traveling internationally, especially to areas with higher risks of infectious diseases. The specific vaccines recommended depend on the traveler’s destination, the nature of their trip, and their health status. For example, meningitis vaccines are required for entry to certain countries, especially for pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Travelers should consult with a healthcare provider well in advance of their trip to ensure they are up to date on required vaccines.

Hepatitis A
Vaccine Names: Havrix / Vaqta – 2 doses

Hepatitis B
Vaccine Names: Engerix-B / Recombivax HB – 3 doses

Combinated Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B
Vaccine Names: Twinrix – 3 doses

Typhoid Fever
Vaccine Names: Typhim Vi (Injectable) / Vivotif (Oral capsule) – 1 dose

Cholera
Vaccine Names: Dukoral (Oral vaccine) / Shanchol (Oral vaccine) /  Euvichol-Plus (Oral vaccine) – 2 doses

Yellow Fever
Vaccine Name: YF-VAX – 1 dose

Meningococcal
Meningococcal Vaccines for Serogroups A, C, W, and Y:
Vaccine Names: Menactra (for ages 9 months to 55 years) – 1 dose
Menveo (for ages 2 months and older) – 1 dose
Nimenrix (for infants from 6 weeks of age and older) – 1 dose

Meningococcal B Vaccines:
Vaccine Names: Bexsero, Trumenba – 2 doses

Influenza (Flu)
Vaccine Names: Fluarix Tetra / Vaxigrip Tetra / Fluvirin / FluLaval / Afluria Quadrivalent – one dose once a year

Polio (Inactivated Polio Vaccine – IPV)
Vaccine Names: IPOL

Polio in Combinated Vaccines –
DTP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) + Polio Vaccines (IPV)
Vaccine Names: Quadracel (DTP + IPV) / Infanrix-IPV (DTP + IPV) / Tetravac (DTP + IPV) / Pentacel (DTP + IPV + Hib)

Rabies
Vaccine Names:  RabAvert/Verorab – 3 doses

Tuberculosis (TB)
Vaccine Names: BCG Vaccine – 1 dose

Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP or Tdap)
Vaccine Names: Adacel, Boostrix – 1 dose

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)
Vaccine Names: MMR-II – in children 2 doses, in adults 1 booster dose

Japanese Encephalitis
Vaccine Names: Ixiaro – 3 doses

Malaria Prevention
(Not a vaccine, but antimalarial medications)
Common Medications: Malarone / Doxycycline / Chloroquine / Mefloquine

Dengue Fever
Vaccine Names: Dengvaxia – 3 doses

Shingles
Vaccine Names: Shingrix – 2 doses