Most travelers to Tanzania come to us for typhoid, hepatitis A and malaria tablets, and for the yellow fever certificate when their route passes through a country where yellow fever is transmitted. We give the vaccines and write the prescriptions 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 Tanzania
| Vaccine | Cost per dose |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Yellow fever (YF-Vax), certificate signed and stamped on site | $295 |
| 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 why the routing matters
CDC does not recommend the yellow fever vaccine for Tanzania itself. The certificate matters here because of how you get there. Tanzania requires proof of vaccination from travelers aged 1 and over arriving from a country where yellow fever is transmitted, and that includes an airport transit or layover of more than 12 hours in such a country.
This catches the common Kenya then Tanzania safari, since Kenya is on that list. Bring your full itinerary to the consultation and we will tell you whether you need the card. We are a designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Center and can issue it at the same visit.
Malaria
CDC lists malaria risk in all areas of Tanzania below 1,800 metres. That takes in the northern safari circuit, Zanzibar, and the approach to Kilimanjaro. Preventive tablets are recommended for most itineraries. Only the upper part of a Kilimanjaro climb sits above the risk line, and the rest of the trip does not.
We prescribe the tablets that suit your itinerary, your other medications and your health history, and send them to your pharmacy. More on malaria prevention.
Also worth discussing
- Polio. CDC reports poliovirus identified in Tanzania within the past year and recommends a single lifetime adult booster for those who completed the childhood series.
- Rabies for long stays or animal contact. Dogs with rabies are commonly found in Tanzania.
- Cholera. CDC describes transmission as widespread, though cholera is rare in travelers. Ask us if your trip takes you to an affected area.
- Altitude for Kilimanjaro climbers. Not a vaccine, but worth talking through, and we can prescribe for it.
- 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 Tanzania, including any outbreak notices, see the CDC destination page (opens in a new tab).