Before flying abroad, and especially to distant countries, it is better to find out about the medical precautions to take and the recommended, or even compulsory, vaccinations to do before departure.
These precautions can prevent serious illnesses for travelers and also help protect local populations from the risk of epidemics. Vaccinations depend primarily on the state of health and age of the person traveling, among other things, but also on the requirements of the country visited.
It is important, in order to properly prepare for your trip in terms of health, to make an appointment with your doctor 2 to 3 months before your departure to take stock of the vaccinations to be considered depending on your destination. Before worrying about the vaccines recommended to go to a foreign country, you must already make sure you are up to date for your basic vaccines , although they are not mandatory. Some of the diseases they protect against have disappeared in France but are still rampant in parts of the world, such as diphtheria in certain countries in Eastern Europe or Asia or poliomyelitis in certain areas of Africa.
Universal vaccines:
The flu vaccine, which is also not compulsory, is however recommended for the elderly or those who suffer from chronic illnesses.
Some regions of the world require travelers to be vaccinated against certain diseases. But many vaccines against serious diseases, without being compulsory, are strongly recommended for those who leave for certain countries. Here is the list of vaccines to go abroad peacefully according to the destination of the trip.
This vaccine is mandatory for travelers leaving for certain countries in the intertropical regions of Africa and South America.
This vaccine is recommended for travelers to isolated regions of Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, North or South America.
Travelers departing for Southeast Asia, South Asia, northern Australia, China, Japan, India and Papua New Guinea are encouraged to get vaccinated against encephalitis.
This vaccine concerns people who travel to Central and South America, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and in general to regions where hygiene is precarious and where the sanitary level is low.
For travelers who leave for prolonged or frequent stays in countries at risk in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and North and South America, the hepatitis B vaccine is recommended .
This vaccine is mandatory for travelers who go on pilgrimage to Mecca. It is also highly recommended for those going to the Sahel region of Africa.
Travelers to forested and rural areas in northern China, northern central Asia, northern Japan, northern, central and eastern Europe are advised to get this vaccine (see ticks folder ).
Good to know:the Institut Pasteur medical center offers on its website the possibility of carrying out a personalized search for compulsory or recommended vaccines by country. The Vaccination Info Service site provides the addresses of international vaccination centers and centers approved for vaccination against yellow fever in France.
