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What vaccinations are required to travel to the USA?

Compulsory vaccinations

No vaccination requiredThe only exception is yellow fever for travellers from countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America where the disease is present.

Recommended vaccines

As always and everywhere, it is important to be vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and poliomyelitis, as well as hepatitis A and B. and, depending on travel conditions, typhoid and rabies.

If in doubt, consult this site dedicated to travel vaccines.

Health infrastructures are of course satisfactory everywhere, but the cost of care, and in particular hospital stays, in North America means that it is necessary to check all the clauses of the assistance insurance contract taken out before departure (amount of costs covered, all of the above and exclusion clauses).