What Immunisations do I need for Costa Rica?
The National Travel Health Network and Centre and WHO recommend the following vaccinations for Costa Rica: hepatitis A, typhoid, yellow fever, rabies and tetanus. Recommended for most travellers to the region, especially if unvaccinated.
How do you get vaccines before traveling?
Visit a travel medical clinic. 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.
What vaccines are mandatory for travel?
You’ll have to pay for travel vaccinations against:
- hepatitis B.
- Japanese encephalitis.
- meningitis vaccines.
- rabies.
- tick-borne encephalitis.
- tuberculosis (TB)
- yellow fever.
What percentage of Costa Rica is vaccinated?
Costa Rica has administered at least 4,872,085 doses of COVID vaccines so far. Assuming every person needs 2 doses, that’s enough to have vaccinated about 48.3% of the country’s population.
Do I need malaria pills for Costa Rica?
CDC recommends that travelers to the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica take medications to prevent malaria. Effective antimalarial options include atovaquone-proguanil, chloroquine, doxycycline, and mefloquine.
Which countries require yellow fever vaccine?
| Table 3-25. Countries that require proof of yellow fever vaccination for all arriving travelers1 | |
|---|---|
| Angola Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Congo, Republic of the Côte d’Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo French Guiana | Gabon Ghana Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Niger Sierra Leone Togo Uganda |
What documents do you need for international travel?
A passport is required for all international travel. If you’re traveling anywhere overseas, you need a passport to board an international flight and to enter the country. Passport cards will not be accepted as form of I.D. for international air travel.
Can you travel overseas without vaccinations?
Do not travel internationally until you are fully vaccinated. If you are not fully vaccinated and must travel, follow CDC’s international travel recommendations for unvaccinated people. Fully vaccinated travelers are less likely to get and spread COVID-19.
Which countries require proof of yellow fever vaccination?
What happens if I get a positive Covid test in Costa Rica?
Tourists testing positive for COVID-19 while in Costa Rica will be issued a sanitary quarantine order. Sanitary quarantine orders will be issued from 10 to 14 days depending on the severity of the infection.
Is Costa Rica safe to travel to right now?
Do not travel to Costa Rica due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Costa Rica due to crime. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for Costa Rica due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of COVID-19 in the country.
