What vaccinations are recommended for travel to Australia for tourists depends on where you come from, but Australia has no mandatory vaccinations for entry except yellow fever if you come from yellow fever risk country within 6 days. Recommended routine vaccinations for all travellers include up to date COVID-19, influenza, measles-mumps-rubella, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, varicella and polio. For most tourists from US, UK, Europe, no extra vaccines needed beyond routine, because Australia has low risk for tropical diseases except far north. For travellers visiting far north Queensland, Northern Territory and Torres Strait, Hepatitis A and B recommended if you will have close contact or medical procedures, and Japanese encephalitis vaccine recommended if staying in Torres Strait or outer islands during wet season. For travellers doing outdoor activities, rabies vaccine not needed as Australia is rabies free, but bat lyssavirus risk if handling bats. For COVID-19, no vaccination proof required for entry since 2022, but vaccination recommended. For children, routine childhood vaccines recommended. For yellow fever, if you transited through Africa or South America, you must show yellow fever certificate. No malaria prophylaxis needed for mainland Australia. Always check Smartraveller and CDC Australia page before travel, and consult GP 6 weeks before, and ensure travel insurance covers medical including COVID.
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