Immunizations

Although no agency requires proof of any immunizations for travel to Taiwan, experts strongly recommend that travelers take certain precautions. You should ask your doctor for advice regarding inoculations.  We suggest you inquire as to the advisability of tetanus, flu, and encephalitis inoculations, as well as immunoglobulin injections for hepatitis A and/or B.  You may also check the most recent CDC recommendations at: www.cdc.gov/travel/.

Some immunizations require waiting periods in excess of six months between doses and others cause brief discomfort, so, if you decide to be inoculated, we suggest you plan ahead; do not wait until only a month before you depart.  Also find out if you are allergic to penicillin, as it is often prescribed in some countries.

Students studying abroad are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated (including up-to-date boosters) for COVID-19.

For your student visa, you will be required to present a health certificate in Taiwan. (The health certificate is available on students’ application portal.) You can either get this filled out by a physician in the US and then have it certified by the Boston TECO when you apply for your visa (the simplest option), or you can get this done in Taiwan (which will require a visit to both the university health clinic and then a local hospital). As a part of this, you should bring documentation of your MMR vaccination with you to Taiwan. If you are not able to present this to the clinic in Taiwan, you will need to get this vaccination again.