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Pre-Departure Health Preparation

Immunizations

The MSU Travel Clinic staff will not contact you regarding any required immunizations. It is your responsibility to ensure that your routine immunizations are up-to-date; inquire whether there are recommended and/or required immunizations or medications for the country/countries you will visit (including any countries you will visit that are not part of the study abroad program’s itinerary); and review educational issues relevant to your personal health and safety (transportation safety, cultural dating customs, laws about alcohol use, etc.).  

All countries recommend that travelers be up-to-date on routine immunizations.  The MSU Travel Clinic defines routine immunizations as:

  • Tetanus-diptheria-pertussis (DTP)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Polio
  • Meningitis
  • Chicken pox (Varicella)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
  • Influenza
Some immunizations require a series or spacing for protection (as long as three months for a series of shots) so allow as much time as possible for immunization.
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