Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Immunization Program
3530 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 351-7800
Fax: (213) 351-2780
Email: ip@ph.lacounty.gov

Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Unit
Phone: (213) 351-7400
Fax: (213) 351-2781
Email: ip@ph.lacounty.gov

Before travel, be sure you and your family are up to date on all routine vaccinations according to schedules approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP). These immunizations 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
• Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule — United States

Discuss your travel plans and personal health with a health-care provider at least 8 weeks before your trip to determine which vaccines or medications that you will need. The following vaccines may be recommended for your travel:

• hepatitis A (external site)
• hepatitis B
• meningococcal
• rabies
• typhoid
• yellow fever
• tetanus-diphtheria
• measles (as needed, booster doses)
• malaria Information

What You Need to Know About Vaccinations and Travel: A Checklist

• Have you scheduled a visit to your doctor or a travel medicine provider?
• Are you aware of which types of vaccinations you or those traveling with you may need?
• Do you have altered immunocompetence due to illnesses such as diabetes or HIV?
• Are you pregnant or breastfeeding?
• Are you traveling with infants or children?
• If you haven't looked up our health information for destinations, do so now.

Health Vaccination Information for International Travel

• General Recommendations for Vaccination and Immunoprophylaxis
• Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children
• Yellow Fever (disease, vaccination, and vaccination certificate information)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Travelers' Health webpage: Travel Medicine Clinics

Materials adapted from the Centers of Disease Control, Travelers' Health Website Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Immunization Program (updated September 2007)