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Austin, Texas Travel Vaccines 2025

When preparing to travel abroad during the winter of 2025 and 2026 or for your next business trip, travel vaccination services are available at health clinics and pharmacies in the Austin, Texas. As of November 2025, pre-departure travel vaccination appointments for vaccine-preventable diseases can be requested at Vax-Before-Travel.

Austin Travel Vaccination Services 2025

Travel experts at certified clinics and pharmacies are located in Bee Caves / Lakeway, 78738; Tarrytown, 78703; Trinity Street, 78712; Del Valle (78617); Bastrop (78602); Buda (78610); Marble Falls (78654); and Manor (78653). These travel vaccine experts offer pre-departure advice and vaccination services.

Austin Public Health 2025

As of 2025, Austin Public Health (APH) highlighted mosquito prevention strategies to stay safe from mosquito-borne diseases, including Chikungunya, Dengue, West Nile, and Zika. The U.S. CDC recently advised clinicians to consider Dengue in patients with fever who live in or have recently traveled to areas with Dengue risk. 

Austin, Texas, confirmed the first measles case in Travis County since 2019 in February 2025. The Texas Department of State Health Services declared this year's measles outbreak officially ended in August. It has been over 42 days since a new case was reported in any of the counties that previously experienced ongoing transmission. As of August 18, 2025, a total of 762 measles cases have been confirmed during the outbreak, with the greater Austin area reporting 10 cases. As of 2025, public health vaccination services in Austin, Texas, are available at Austin Public Health (APH) and the Travis and Williamson County Community Centers. On July 22, 2025, APH detected traces of measles through wastewater surveillance in Travis County. Additionally, APH offers qualifying people access to discounted or free vaccines. APH offers the MMR vaccine at Shots for Tots and Big Shots clinics, as well as at various other locations.

Travel Vaccines 2025

Vaccination appointment services in Texas include, but are not limited to, the following travel vaccines:

AnthraxCYFENDUS™ anthrax vaccine for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; anthrax outbreaks continue in five African countries.

Chagas - Chagas disease cases initially occurred in an infant in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1955. On September 11, 2025, researchers from Texas A&M University, the University of Florida, and the Texas Department of State Health Services say it is now time to recognize Chagas disease as endemic in the U.S.

Chikungunya - The VIMKUNYA® vaccine is U.S. FDA-approved and available in Austin. In 2024, 21 travel-related Chikungunya cases were reported in Texas.

Cholera - Oral cholera vaccines, such as Dukoral®, are recommended for international travelers.

Dengue—Austin (Travis County) has reported eight travel-related dengue cases as of September 2025. In 2024, the State of Texas reported 143 travel-related dengue cases, and Travis County confirmed 18 cases. The Dengvaxia vaccine became unavailable in Texas in 2024, and the QDENGA® vaccine is authorized in various countries, but not in the U.S., in 2in.

Ebola - Vaccines are approved to prevent and treat Zaire Ebolavirus infections in Africa, but are unavailable in the U.S.

Hajj and Umrah - Several vaccinations are required to obtain an entry visa in 2025.

Influenza - Nine different flu shots (cell, egg, nasal) are available at various pharmacies and clinics.

Malaria - Both Mosquirix (RTSS/AS01) and R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccines are offered in African countries but not in the U.S.

Measles—The Measles prevention vaccines Proquad, Priorix, and MMR-II are available at pharmacies. In 2025, measles outbreaks were confirmed in Texas, including in Travis and Williamson Counties, where ten cases were reported. Austin Public Health offers the MMR vaccine for uninsured and underinsured Austinites at its Shots for Tots and Big Shots clinics.

Mpox - Austin Public Health collaborates with community partners to offer the U.S. FDA-approved JYNNEOS vaccine. Mpox cases have been detected in Austin since 2022. About 56% of MSM at increased risk for mpox exposure who live in jurisdictions with low- or medium-immunity jurisdictions that are potentially at risk for mpox recurrences capable of sustained transmission should reintroduce measures if and when sustained transmission occurs. Call APH at 512-972-5520 to schedule your first or second mpox vaccination appointment.

New World Screwworm - As of 2025, there are vaccines available for people. NWS detections are approaching the Texas border in 2025.

Norovirus Vaccine - As of 2025, there are norovirus vaccines.

Polio—Imovax Polio® vaccine is available for adults considering a one-time booster before visiting polio-endemic countries in 2025. Over 2 billion nOPV2 polio vaccines have been offered worldwide.

Rabies - Various vaccines can prevent infections before exposure to the rabies virus, which is often found in bats in the U.S. This CDC advice applies to bat watchers at the Congress Bridge in Austin in 2025.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is endemic in multiple border states in northern Mexico, including, but not limited to, Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León. As of 2024, no approved vaccine for RMSF has been developed.

Rotavirus -The ota x vaccine is available as of 2025.

Yellow Fever—The single-dose YF-Vax yellow fever vaccine is available in 2025. The WHO and CDC updated yellow fever vaccination recommendations.

Tuberculosis—The U.S. FDA-approved Tice BCG vaccine is not widely available in Austin, Texas. However, it is often given to children in areas where TB is endemic.

Typhoid - Vivotif, Typbar TCV vaccines.

Urinary Tract Infection - In 2025, the Utheune vaccine was approved in various countries, including the UK and England, but not in the U.S. or Canada.

Zika—Vaccine candidates remain in clinical trials. In 2025, Zika virus infections continued in the Americas, including Brazil, Costa RicaPuerto Rico, and various countries in Africa and India. One travel-related Zika case was confirmed in Texas in 2024.

Travel Vaccine Alerts For Austin, Texas

As of 2025, neither the U.S. CDC, the Health Advisory Network, nor the U.S. Department of State had issued Travel Advisories focused on Austin, Texas. For all other questions, please call the DSHS Immunization Unit at 800-252-9152 or email [email protected]. Other government agencies include the UK Travel Health Pro, the Pan American Health Organization, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and the World Health Organization Disease Outbreak Alerts.

Vaccine Passports, Certificates, Visa

Vaccine passports and digital credentials confirm a person has been vaccinated for a particular disease. Various countries require proof of vaccination to obtain a visa for visiting.

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Last reviewed
November 12, 2025