Travel Vaccines for the Dominican Republic

Recommended Vaccines for the Dominican Republic

✅ All Travellers

• Hepatitis A — High risk throughout the DR, including deluxe resorts.
• COVID-19, Influenza, MMR, Routine vaccines — Ensure all are current.

⚠️ Most Travellers

• Typhoid Fever — Recommended for travellers eating outside resort settings or visiting rural areas.
• Cholera (Dukoral) — Risk exists. Recommended for higher-risk travellers, especially near the Haitian border.
• Hepatitis B — Recommended for adventure travellers and long-stay visitors.
• Dengue — Significant risk year-round. No dengue vaccine is currently available in Canada — bite prevention is essential.

🔵 Some Travellers

• Rabies — Recommended for travellers to rural areas.
• Malaria prophylaxis — Risk near the Haitian border and in La Altagracia, San Cristóbal, San Juan, and Santo Domingo provinces.
• Yellow Fever — Proof required if arriving from an endemic country.

Travellers’ Diarrhea

Risk: High — including resort areas. Your pharmacist may prescribe a standby antibiotic.

Malaria

P. falciparum risk near the Haitian border and in specific provinces. Punta Cana resort risk is low but not zero. Discuss your itinerary during consultation.

Other Health Risks

Dengue, Zika & Chikungunya

All present year-round. Pregnant travellers must seek counselling before travel.

Medical Care

Good private facilities in Santo Domingo. Care outside major cities is limited. Emergency: 911.