Travel Vaccinations

Updates:

•  For more information on COVID-19, Flu and RSV vaccines visit our new Vaccines for Respiratory Viruses Prevention page.

•  The 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines are not available at the Shasta County Public Health Immunization Clinic.

• Ongoing  measles cases and outbreaks across the country highlight the importance of vaccination to protect against serious illness.  Learn more about total cases and outbreaks on CDC's  Measles Cases and Outbreaks page.

• Make sure you and family are fully immunized before international travel. Stay up to date on the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine and other recommended vaccines, including flu and COVID-19 to get the best protection against severe illness.

• Talk to a health care provider and learn more from CDC: Measles Plan for Travel.

Please note: Shasta County Public Health no longer offers travel immunization services. Vaccinations for international travel may be obtained at the following Redding locations on the table below.

Ways to Protect Your Loved Ones When Traveling In the United States Or Abroad

• Staying up to date on all routine U.S. vaccines and getting the shots required for all countries you and your family plan to visit during your trip. 

• Staying informed about travel notices and alerts and how they can affect your family’s travel plans.

• Avoid getting sick or coming back home and spreading the disease to others.

Vaccinate At Least A Month Before You Travel

• See your doctor when you start to plan your trip abroad. It’s important to do this well in advance.

• Your body needs time to build up immunity.

• You may need several weeks to get all the doses of the vaccine.

• Your primary doctor may not stock travel vaccines and you may need to visit other locations that offers travel vaccines.

• You’ll need time to prepare for your pre-travel appointment.

• If the country you visit requires a yellow fever vaccine, only a limited number of clinics have the vaccine and will probably be some distance from where you live. You must get it at least 10 days before travel.

• Visit CDC's Search for Yellow Fever Vaccination Clinics page.

Are You And Your Family Up To Date With Your MMR Vaccine?

• You can check your digital vaccine record to see if you have received it, visit CDPH's Digital Vaccine Record.

• Please note that not all of your immunization record information may be complete depending if your provider inputted it on the California Immunization Record (CAIR2).

• For adults without presumptive immunity, they should get at least 1 dose. They are still eligible for 2 doses and for some it is still a standard recommendation to get both.

• International travel can influence this, as well as occupational setting (such as healthcare workers) or college attendance.

• MMR vaccine recommendations for international traveling for children may differ compared to routine recommendations.

• Learn more from CDC: Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination: What Everyone Should Know

Are You And Your Family Up To Date With Your 2024-2025 Updated COVID-19 Vaccine?

• COVID-19 vaccines are approved for ages 6 months and older.

• Adults 65 years or older should receive one additional dose of 2023-2024 vaccine at least 4 months following their last dose.

• The CDC offers these COVID-19 Vaccine Timing 2023-24 (English Version) & Calendario de la Vacuna COVID-19 2023-24 (Spanish Version) to help with the spacing of vaccine and extra doses, for both routine and immune-compromised recipients, ages 6 months through adult.

• Learn more from CDPH: Get the Facts on COVID-19 Vaccines

What Shots Do You Need When Traveling?

• Check out CDC's page on Travelors' Health page to find out more about travel vaccines.

• Learn more on these pages from CDC: Travelers' Health Most Frequently Asked Questions,  Measles: Plan for Travel, Traveler Advice and Travel Health Notices.