What vaccinations are required for travel to Peru?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website provides recommended and/or required vaccinations for each country. For Peru, it recommends that you should be up-to-date with routine shots such as measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) vaccine, and poliovirus vaccine, and that you get vaccinated for Hepatitis A and Typhoid, and Hepatitis B, depending upon your travel plans. It recommends Yellow Fever vaccination if you are traveling to the areas east of the Andes Mountains and all jungle areas of the country below 7,546 ft. Travelers who are limiting travel to the cities of Cusco and Machu Picchu do NOT need vaccination. The CDC also suggests that you see a health-care provider at least 4-6 weeks before your trip to allow time for your vaccines to take effect.
