Check the vaccines and medicines list and visit your doctor at least a month before your trip to get vaccines or medicines you may need. You should be up to date on routine vaccinations while traveling to any destination. Some vaccines may also be required for travel. 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. Make sure you are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip.
Some of these vaccines include. If you were vaccinated against polio as a child but have never had a polio booster dose as an adult, you should get this booster dose.
Adults need only one polio booster dose in their lives. If you were not completely vaccinated as a child or do not know your vaccination status, talk to your doctor about getting vaccinated. Get travel vaccines and medicines because there is a risk of these diseases in the country you are visiting. CDC recommends that travelers going to certain areas of Ethiopia 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. 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 dosage given.
