Most travelers to Nigeria come to us for the yellow fever vaccine and certificate, typhoid, hepatitis A and B, and malaria tablets. CDC recommends yellow fever vaccination for every traveler to Nigeria and malaria tablets for the whole country, Lagos and Abuja included. We handle it at a single visit at 110 East 55th Street in Midtown East. A pre-travel consultation is $95 per person and each vaccine is priced per dose.
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What we usually give for Nigeria
| Vaccine | Cost per dose |
|---|---|
| Yellow fever (YF-Vax), certificate signed and stamped on site | $295 |
| Typhoid, oral (Vivotif) | $195 |
| Typhoid, injection (Typhim Vi) | $215 |
| Hepatitis A | $135 |
| Hepatitis B | $125 |
| Hepatitis A and B combined (Twinrix) | $185 |
| Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) | $115 |
| Polio (IPV) booster | $125 |
| Meningococcal ACWY (Menveo) | $215 |
| Rabies, for longer or rural stays | $475 |
| Malaria tablets | By prescription |
Your nurse practitioner decides what you need at the consultation. See the full price list or everything we give the same day.
Yellow fever and the certificate
CDC recommends the yellow fever vaccine for all travelers to Nigeria aged 9 months and over. On the entry requirement CDC is more precise than the common belief: the certificate is not required for direct travel from the United States, but it is required if you arrive from a country where yellow fever is transmitted, and that includes an airport transit or layover in such a country.
A New York itinerary routed through Accra, Lome, Addis Ababa or Nairobi therefore needs the card. Since CDC recommends the vaccine for every traveler to Nigeria in any case, most patients get it and carry the certificate regardless of routing. We are a designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Center and sign and stamp it at the same visit. It becomes valid 10 days later and is then valid for life.
Malaria is countrywide, and Nigeria carries the heaviest burden
CDC lists malaria risk in all areas of Nigeria, in every season, with chloroquine resistance and P. falciparum predominating. There is no low risk city: Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt all count. Nigeria accounts for a larger share of the world's malaria than any other country, and CDC recommends that every traveler take prescription medicine to prevent it.
If you are going home to see family, this is the part to take seriously. Immunity from growing up in a malaria area fades after years abroad, and travelers visiting friends and relatives are the group most likely to travel without tablets and most likely to come home unwell. More on malaria prevention.
Also worth discussing
- Polio. A single lifetime adult booster is recommended for travelers who completed the childhood series.
- Meningococcal ACWY for travel to northern Nigeria, inside the meningitis belt, in the dry season from roughly December to June.
- Hepatitis B. CDC recommends it for unvaccinated travelers of any age going to Nigeria, not only those under 60.
- Rabies for long stays, rural or occupational exposure, and young children.
- Cholera for travel to an area of active transmission. Ask us, since supply varies.
- Routine vaccines brought up to date, measles above all. We do not stock the chickenpox or COVID-19 vaccines, so arrange those with your regular doctor if you need them.
When to come in
Ideally 4 to 6 weeks before you fly, which leaves room for any vaccine that needs more than one dose. It is never too late, so come in anyway if you are leaving sooner. Your pre-travel consultation is with one of our nurse practitioners, who see travelers every day and work alongside our founder and medical director, Dr. Bradley A. Connor.
For the current detail on Nigeria, including any outbreak notices, see the CDC destination page (opens in a new tab).