Houston Travel Vaccines

Houston, Texas Travel Vaccines 2024

Travel vaccination services for yellow fever, polio, measles, dengue, cholera, and other travel-related diseases in Houston, Katy (77494), Woodlands (77345), Galveston (77550), Pasadena (77015), League City (77058), Sugarland (77496), and UT Health located at 6410 Fannin Street, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77030, are available at certified vaccine providers. 

As of March 2024, the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests scheduling a vaccination appointment one month before traveling internationally.

Yellow Fever Vaccines in Houston, Texas

Yellow fever vaccination services are available in Houston clinics and pharmacies. In addition, the YF-Vax® single-dose Yellow Fever vaccine is available. This vaccine generates maximum immunity after ten days. And while it's no longer available in the U.S., the Stamaril® vaccine is offered in various countries by Sanofi Pasteur.

Known as the 'yellow card,' the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) is available following vaccination at certified yellow fever vaccination centers. In addition, the U.S. CDC lists Yellow Fever endemic countries in South America and certain African countries. As of 2024, the WHO published an updated Country List to identify which countries require an ICVP to enter. 

Travel Vaccines 2024

Travel vaccinations include but are not limited to the following vaccines:

Cholera - The VaxChora vaccine has constrained availability in the U.S.

Dengue - Dengvaxia may be needed when visiting Puerto Rico. The Qdenga vaccine is now authorized in several countries but in the U.S.

Hajj and Umrah - Several vaccinations are required to enter the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Malaria - Two vaccines are available in Africa

Measles - MMR, Proquad, and Priorix vaccines are available in the U.S. Measles outbreaks continue worldwide in 2024.

Mpox - Jynneos vaccine and TPOXX oral treatment are U.S. FDA-authorized. The Houston Health Department staff offers free mpox vaccines during 2024.

Polio vaccines - IPOL vaccine is advised for international travelers visiting at-risk countries.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Harris County Public Health highlights herpes, HIV, HPV, and other diseases.

Tuberculosis - The Tice BCG vaccine is approved, but availability is limited in Houston, where TB cases have increased in 2024.

Typhoid - Vivotif and Typbar TCV vaccines are available.

Travel Vaccine Price

Travel vaccine discount options and price information are listed at InstantRx™.

Vaccine Travel Alerts For Houston, Texas.

As of 2024, neither the U.S. CDC, the CDC Health Advisory Network, nor the U.S. Department of State had issued a Travel Advisory focused on Houston, Texas. However, the Houston Health Department, Harris County Public Health (HCPH), and the Texas Department of State Health Services issued COVID-19, mpox, West Nile virus, and influenza advisories in 2022. In addition, HCPH announced on April 25, 2023, residents should take precautions against malaria. Recent data indicate tuberculosis (TB) rates are accelerating in Houston, Texas, in 2023. The HCPH TB Elimination Program offers a variety of services aimed at TB prevention

Travel Vaccine News 2024

Vax-Before-Travel publishes breaking vaccine news in 2024.

Houston Texas Airports

Travel vaccination services are offered at pharmacies and travel clinics near Houston, Texas, at the following airports: George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport (IAH) is located at 2800 N Terminal Rd, Houston, TX 77032. More than three million travelers moved through IAH airport in January 2023. Located in south Houston at 7800 Airport Blvd, 77061, Southwest Airlines operates from Hobby Airport (HOU). The Houston Executive Airport at the Henriksen Jet Center is the preferred Houston FBO. Galveston Island's Scholes International Airport (GLS) began service in 1931. Scholes Airport is operated at 2115 Terminal Dr, Galveston, TX 77554, by the City of Galveston and is categorized by the FAA as a 'General Aviation Reliever Airport.'