Do they require you to get shots when traveling outside the U.S.?

Question

if so which ones? I'm planning on going to paris and iceland, i've been told i need shots before i go over, but they said nothing about it when i got my passport and plane ticket so just wondering

Answer 1

Which shots you need depends on where you are going.
Don't forget your documentation for all of your childhood shots!

Any travel agent ought to be able to tell you what shots you
need. Just tell 'em where you are going.

Answer 2

The issue here is: Who is "They"?

No, the United States government will not require that you
perform any medical prophylactic (preventative) care before
you leave the country. In fact, they won't prevent you
from returning either - unless they have good reason to
believe you have been infected, in which case you will
be quarentined: within US borders.

However, what the government requires you to do and
what the standard of medical care is, are two different
animals. If you went to your doctor and said "Gee, I am
going to Nicaragua, should I get any shots?" you'd
probably get a list including typhoid, etc. They can't
make you, but you'd be a fool not to.

However, for Paris and Iceland, I don't believe there
are any recommended shots - that is, YOU are more
likely to pass nasties on to them then the other way
around.

However, as with all travel, you will be exposed to
different local flora and fauna - and you may have
trouble with the water. This doesn't mean that
their water is worse then ours, it simply means that
it is different.

If you are not planning on being there for more than
a few days, you might want to avoid drinking the water
or things prepared with local water (including ice!).
If you're there longer, you're going to be exposed to it
anyways, so you might as well as do it up front so if
you are going to have a reaction, you get it over with
quickly. If you are going BACK (you've been there before),
usually no such caution is warrented.

However, again, with Iceland and Paris, their water
care is so good that I don't think even the above worry
is warranted. Have a ball.

Answer 3

You probably don't need anything for those two countries. Talk to your local travel nurse. Even then I don't know if any shots are required or just highly recommended. It's not like they check your medical records before you get on the plane.

Answer 4

I travel from the US to Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Laos, China, live most of the time in Saigon Vietnam, none of these countries require
Vacations. For your own safety see a Doctor and get all the shots recommend they will give you a immunization card with the dates and type of shots you have had. I carry it with me along with my passport for my own peace of mind. There is no shots for Malaria but they can give you pills that prevents this disease.

Answer 5

I believe that you do have to get some vaccinations. When my sisters went international they needed to get hepatitis shots and Malaria. However one traveled to Africa the other to Cambodia. So I dont know if it is different for travel to where you are going? I would def. find out soon. It took them a period of I think 6 weeks to get the full vaccinations. Good Luck

Answer 6

Since you're traveling to Europe you're probably safe. I moved to Italy last year and I didn't have to get any type of shots. Mostly, you only need shots if traveling to underdeveloped countries. If you want to drop by an African country, for instance, watch out; you may need up to 17 injections!

Answer 7

YEah I am not sure, but make sure any "shot" you get is free from animal products and make sure the concoction was not previously FORCEFULLY EXPERIMENTED ON ANIMALS.(I say it like this b/c I mean everything in our world may have been experimented on creatures at one time or another, think how many "lands" were worked by SLAVES in the southland so "mr.peach" has his mansion on the hill.) Sometimes we have to end the process of "what is wrong" and move on from there, I mean yes... if there are victims and you or I wronged them we may decide to say, yes we should pay them back.(if we have the ability to do that)

Hope in peace

Answer 8

no U.S citizen needs shots to go to Europe.i travelled all around Europe,and im from Minnesota

Answer 9

you dont choose any immunizations or vaccines to flow into costa rica. at the same time as there is a few malaria, yellow fever,and or dengue fever its often on the carribean section. you would be superb.

Answer 10

These are teh diseases they will check you for:yellow fever, typhoid, hepatitis A and rabies, tetanus, diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, pneumococcal and influenza.Here are the vaccines you will take: Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine,Tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine,Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine