Travel Health Guide

Panama

This narrow country stuck between the South Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea offers a diverse tourist experience, from the unique panameño cuisine and cosmopolitan Panama City to idyllic seaside escapes and surf sessions on the Azuero Sunset Coast and visits to the ruins of Panama Viejo. And for the best outdoor experiences, you can hike, zipline, and birdwatch in gorgeous remote rainforests.

Travel Health Guide

Panama

This narrow country stuck between the South Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea offers a diverse tourist experience, from the unique panameño cuisine and cosmopolitan Panama City to idyllic seaside escapes and surf sessions on the Azuero Sunset Coast and visits to the ruins of Panama Viejo. And for the best outdoor experiences, you can hike, zipline, and birdwatch in gorgeous remote rainforests.

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Panama Travel Checklist

At Runway, we're looking to empower the traveler with information, resources and access to prescription travel medication. Runway Health Guides are compiled from government sources, local authorities and vetted by a team of licensed travel physicians. From vaccine requirements to medication recommendations, here’s everything you need to know.

Vaccine Entry Requirements For Panama

Yellow Fever


If traveling directly from the US, Panama does not require any vaccines to enter.

If your itinerary includes a visit to, or a 12+ hour layover in, a Yellow Fever endemic country prior to arrival, a Yellow Fever vaccine and proof of vaccination may be required to enter. For a list of Yellow Fever endemic countries, click here:

Countries with Risk of Yellow Fever Transmission:

African: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Cono, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda

South & Central America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

Proof of vaccination (Yellow Book) is only valid 10 days after you receive the vaccine.

COVID-19


Requirements for COVID-19 vaccinations change regularly. For the latest travel requirements, please refer to this interactive map developed by our friends at Sherpa.

Most travelers get these

when traveling from the US to Panama

Vaccines

Covid 19
Childhood Vaccinations

  • Chickenpox
  • Diphtheria – Tetanus – Pertussis
  • Flu (Influenza)
  • Measles – Mumps – Rubella (MMR)
  • Polio
  • Shingles
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B

Medications

Malaria Medication

if traveling to high transmission regions such as the provinces of Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, Colón, Darién, Panamá, and Veraguas as well as Kuna Yala (Guna Yala). No transmission in Panamá Oeste, the Canal Zone, or in Panama City Plan ahead- you may have to start taking medication for several days before and after you travel to ensure that it is effective.

Traveler’s Diarrhea Antibiotics

to alleviate an intestinal infection resulting from eating or drinking contaminated food or water. It is the most common travel-related illness and can occur anywhere, but the highest-risk destinations are in Asia, Africa, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Middle East.

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Some travelers get these

when traveling from the US to Panama

Vaccines

Yellow Fever

even though proof of vaccination is not required to enter, there are certain areas of Panama with a presence of Yellow Fever, although not in most popular tourist regions of Panama City, San Blas, Pearl Islands and areas to the west of the canal. Consider vaccination if visiting areas surrounding Darien, Kuna Yala (Guna Yala), and eastern regions of Panamá and Colón.

Typhoid

if you are visiting rural or remote areas or enjoying an extended stay in the country.

Medications

Motion Sickness Medication

will ensure your travels by air, land or sea are more enjoyable without nausea and dizziness tagging along.

Sleep Aids

may be a great addition to your packing list if you struggle with jet lag or sleeplessness due to travel stress or time zone changes.

Travel Checklist

At Runway, we're looking to empower the traveler with information, resources and access to prescription travel medication. Runway Health Guides are compiled from government sources, local authorities and vetted by a team of licensed travel physicians. From vaccine requirements to medication recommendations, here’s everything you need to know.

Yellow Fever

If traveling directly from the US, Panama does not require any vaccines to enter.

If your itinerary includes a visit to, or a 12+ hour layover in, a Yellow Fever endemic country prior to arrival, a Yellow Fever vaccine and proof of vaccination may be required to enter. For a list of Yellow Fever endemic countries, click here:

Countries with Risk of Yellow Fever Transmission:

African: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Cono, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda

South & Central America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela

Proof of vaccination (Yellow Book) is only valid 10 days after you receive the vaccine.

COVID-19

Requirements for COVID-19 vaccinations change regularly. For the latest travel requirements, please refer to this interactive map developed by our friends at Sherpa.

when traveling from the US to Panama

Vaccines

Covid 19
Childhood Vaccinations

  • Chickenpox
  • Diphtheria – Tetanus – Pertussis
  • Flu (Influenza)
  • Measles – Mumps – Rubella (MMR)
  • Polio
  • Shingles
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B

Medications

Malaria Medication

if traveling to high transmission regions such as the provinces of Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, Colón, Darién, Panamá, and Veraguas as well as Kuna Yala (Guna Yala). No transmission in Panamá Oeste, the Canal Zone, or in Panama City Plan ahead- you may have to start taking medication for several days before and after you travel to ensure that it is effective.

Traveler’s Diarrhea Antibiotics

to alleviate an intestinal infection resulting from eating or drinking contaminated food or water. It is the most common travel-related illness and can occur anywhere, but the highest-risk destinations are in Asia, Africa, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Middle East.

when traveling from the US to Panama

Vaccines

Yellow Fever

even though proof of vaccination is not required to enter, there are certain areas of Panama with a presence of Yellow Fever, although not in most popular tourist regions of Panama City, San Blas, Pearl Islands and areas to the west of the canal. Consider vaccination if visiting areas surrounding Darien, Kuna Yala (Guna Yala), and eastern regions of Panamá and Colón.

Typhoid

if you are visiting rural or remote areas or enjoying an extended stay in the country.

Medications

Motion Sickness Medication

will ensure your travels by air, land or sea are more enjoyable without nausea and dizziness tagging along.

Sleep Aids

may be a great addition to your packing list if you struggle with jet lag or sleeplessness due to travel stress or time zone changes.

This guide is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute providing medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment.

This guide is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute providing medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment.

This guide is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute providing medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment.

This guide is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute providing medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment.

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