Vaccination for international travellers

All international travellers Check if the

should be up to date traveller needs
with routine vaccines any booster
given in Australia. doses before
they leave.

Other vaccines can help protect against the following diseases:

Aerosols and droplets

Gastrointestinal
⊲⊲ Meningococcal disease
⊲⊲ Cholera ⊲⊲ Tuberculosis
⊲⊲ Hepatitis A
⊲⊲ Typhoid

Insect-borne
Zoonotic
⊲⊲ Japanese encephalitis
⊲⊲ Rabies ⊲⊲ Yellow fever

Take a risk assessment approach and vaccinate

based on the traveller’s:

1 health, age, lifestyle,

occupation, and
2 travel itinerary 3 activities =
previous vaccines
likely

+ + risk of
disease

See the Australian Immunisation Handbook for more details.