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Vaccinations And Immunizations
Vaccines for disease | Recommendations | Clinical Guidance for Healthcare providers |
Make sure you are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip. Some of these vaccines include | ||
Everyone 16 years of age and older should getfully vaccinatedfor COVID-19 before travel. | ||
Recommended for unvaccinated travelers one-year-old or older going to Nepal.
Infants 6 to 11 months old should also be vaccinated against Hepatitis A. The dose does not count toward the routine 2-dose series.
Travelers allergic to a vaccine component or who are younger than 6 months should receive a single dose of immune globulin, which provides effective protection for up to 2 months depending on the dosage given.
Unvaccinated travelers who are over 40 years old, immunocompromised, or have chronic medical conditions planning to depart to a risk area in less than 2 weeks should get the initial dose of vaccine and at the same appointment receive immune globulin. | Hepatitis A(CDC Yellow Book) | |
Recommended for unvaccinated travelers of all ages to Nepal. | Hepatitis B(CDC Yellow Book) | |
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Not recommended for travelers planning short-term travel to urban areas or travel to areas with no clear Japanese encephalitis season. | Japanese encephalitis(CDC Yellow Book) | |
CDC recommends that travelers going to certain areas of Nepal take prescription medicine to prevent malaria. Depending on the medicine you take, you will need to start taking this medicine multiple days before your trip, as well as during and after your trip. Talk to your doctor about which malaria medication you should take. Findcountry-specific informationabout malaria. | Malaria(CDC Yellow Book) Considerations when choosing a drug for malaria prophylaxis(CDC Yellow Book) | |
Infants 6 to 11 months old traveling internationally should get 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine before travel. This dose does not count as part of the routine childhood vaccination series. | Measles (Rubeola)(CDC Yellow Book) | |
Rabid dogs are commonly found in Nepal. If you are bitten or scratched by a dog or other mammal while in Nepal, there may be limited or no rabies treatment available. Consider rabies vaccination before your trip if your activities mean you will be around dogs or wildlife. Travelers more likely to encounter rabid animals include
Since children are more likely to be bitten or scratched by a dog or other animals, consider rabies vaccination for children traveling to Nepal. | Rabies(CDC Yellow Book) | |
Recommended for most travelers, especially those staying with friends or relatives or visiting smaller cities or rural areas. | Typhoid(CDC Yellow Book) Dosing info(CDC Yellow Book) | |
Required if traveling from a country with risk of YF virus transmission and ≥9 months of age, including transit >12 hours in an airport located in a country with risk of YF virus transmission. | Yellow Fever(CDC Yellow Book) |
Source:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/nepal