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What shots do I need for Latin America and the Caribbean?

If you are traveling to Latin America or the Caribbean, there is a good chance you'll need some shots. The shots you need will depend on (a) where you're going, (b) how long you're staying, (c) what you will be doing while there, and (d) your immunization and medical history. 

Latin America/Caribbean vaccine checklist

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CDC vaccine recommendations for Latin America and the Caribbean

Country
Yellow fever
Typhoid
Cholera
Other vaccines
Anguilla
Recommended
Antigua and Barbuda
Recommended
Argentina
Recommended for some areas
Recommended
Aruba
Recommended
Bahamas (the)
Recommended
Barbados
Recommended
Bolivia
Recommended for some areas
Recommended
Bonaire
Recommended
Brazil
Recommended for some areas
Recommended
British Virgin Islands
Recommended
Cayman Islands
Recommended
Chile
Recommended
Colombia
Recommended for some areas
Recommended
Costa Rica
Recommended
Cuba
Recommended
Curaçao
Recommended
Dominica
Recommended
Dominican Republic
Recommended
Ecuador
Recommended for some areas
Recommended
El Salvador
Recommended
French Guiana
*Required*
Recommended
Grenada
Recommended
Guadeloupe
Recommended
Guatemala
Recommended
Haiti
Recommended
Recommended for some travelers
Honduras
Recommended
Jamaica
Recommended
Martinique
Recommended
Mexico
Recommended
Montserrat
Recommended
Nicaragua
Recommended
Panama
Recommended for some areas
Recommended
Paraguay
Recommended for most travelers
Recommended
Peru
Recommended for some areas
Recommended
Puerto Rico
Recommended
Saint Barthélemy
Recommended
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Recommended
Saint Lucia
Recommended
Saint Martin
Recommended
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Recommended
Sint Eustatius
Recommended
Sint Maarten
Recommended
Trinidad and Tobago
Recommended for some areas
Recommended
Turks and Caicos Islands
Recommended
United States Virgin Islands
Recommended
Uruguay
Recommended
Venezuela
Recommended for some areas
Recommended
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Yellow fever and typhoid in Latin America and the Caribbean

Typhoid and yellow fever are the two most frequently recommended vaccines for travel to Latin America and the Caribbean. In some cases, proof of yellow fever immunization (which is provided via yellow card) is required for entry into the country. Both of these vaccines are safe and effective. Both of the diseases they protect against are deadly or disabling. 

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Typhoid vaccine: This vaccine provides protection from typhoid fever which is mainly spread through contaminated water. You can choose from an oral vaccine or an injection. 

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Yellow fever vaccine: This vaccine protects against yellow fever virus which is spread by mosquitoes. 

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You may need malaria pills too

There is currently no vaccine in the U.S. for malaria but there are drugs you can take to help prevent malaria. Talk to a travel health specialist about your options. Whether you need to take malaria pills really depends on where you go and what you're doing while there.   

Map shows 2020 incidences of malaria in children (Malaria Atlas Project)

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Talk to a travel health nurse 

Perhaps the most important thing when preparing for you travels is to consult with one of our highly trained and experienced travel health nurses in your area so that you can get (a) expert health advice and (b) the correct vaccinations and medications for your trip. 

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