Recommended Vaccinations for Travel to Indonesia

The CDC and WHO recommend the following vaccines for travelers to Indonesia. Requirements vary by itinerary, duration, activities, and personal health.

Routinely Recommended

• Hepatitis A – Food/water risk; all travelers.
• Typhoid – Food/water risk; especially rural/small-town travel.
• Hepatitis B – Blood/body fluid exposure; longer stays, medical work, tattoos, relationships.
• Japanese Encephalitis – Rural/agricultural areas, outdoor evenings, >1 month stay (esp. Bali, Java, Sumatra, Lombok).
• Rabies – Animal contact (dogs, monkeys, bats); remote areas; children.
• Yellow Fever – Only if arriving from a YF-endemic country (not required otherwise).

Routine / Catch-Up

• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
• Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis)
• Varicella (if no immunity)
• Polio (adult booster if incomplete)
• Influenza (seasonal)
• COVID-19 (current boosters)

Situational

• Meningococcal (MenACWY) – Hajj/Umrah, outbreaks.
• Cholera – Aid workers, outbreak zones (oral vaccine).

Consult a travel medicine clinic 4–6 weeks before departure for personalized advice. Malaria prophylaxis may be needed for Papua (eastern Indonesia) — not Bali/Java.