For students, faculty, and staff traveling abroad for study, internships, or recreation, MIT Health’s Travel Health Clinic can provide the first step to a safe and healthy trip.
Overview
MIT Health’s travel health professionals provide advice, immunizations, and specialized medications to hundreds of individuals and families each year.
Note: Due to unforeseen staffing changes at MIT Health, we will be pausing travel clinic services after January 16, 2026. Scroll down to read information about other travel clinics in the area.
Boston/Cambridge Travel Clinics
If you are unable to schedule an appointment with MIT Health and require a vaccine for international travel, the following are other travel clinics in the greater Boston/Cambridge area.
Mount Auburn Hospital Travel Medicine Center Travel Clinic
330 Mount Auburn Street
South 1
Cambridge, MA, 02138
Phone: 617-499-5757
https://mountauburnhospital.org/services/travel-medicine
Passport Health Cambridge
705 Cambridge Street
2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02141
Phone: 617-500-0306
passporthealthusa.com/locations/ma/cambridge/411
Boston Medical Travel Medicine
725 Albany Street
9th Floor Shapiro Center
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-414-4290
https://www.bmc.org/infectious-diseases/travel-clinic
Mass General Hospital Travel and Immunization Center
55 Fruit Street
Cox Building, 5th Floor
Boston, MA, 02114
Phone: 617-724-6454
Note: dial 866-211-6588 to register with the hospital before calling to make an appointment.
https://www.massgeneral.org/medicine/infectious-diseases/treatments-and-programs/travel-and-immunization-program
Tufts Medical Center Traveler Health Services
260 Tremont Street
3rd floor Biewend Building
Boston, MA, 02116
Phone: 617-636-7010
https://www.tuftsmedicine.org/services-treatments/infectious-diseases/travelers-health
Boston Children's Hospital Travel and Geographic Medicine
300 Longwood Ave.
First floor
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-355-5945
https://www.childrenshospital.org/services/travel-and-geographic-medicine-clinic
Making a travel health appointment far enough in advance
Schedule your appointment well in advance of your trip, ideally eight weeks prior to travel. Advance planning is crucial because some vaccines may take up to a month to become fully effective, and others require a series of injections.
Insurance coverage for travel immunizations
ALL PATIENTS: The cost associated with all travel clinic-related vaccinations will be billed to your insurance company. Depending on your specific insurance situation, you may be required to pay a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance for your vaccine. You will be responsible for any outstanding balance that is not covered by insurance.
If you are traveling for MIT research or business, you can inquire with your Department, Lab, Center, or program to see if any vaccine-related expenses can be reimbursed.
RETIREES: Medicare will be billed for the full cost of the travel vaccine, including the cost of giving the vaccine. You will be responsible for any outstanding balance that is not covered by Medicare.
STUDENTS: The cost of the travel-related vaccinations and consultation visits will be submitted to your insurance company, and you will be responsible for any outstanding balance that is not covered by insurance.
For questions about coverage for travel-related vaccines, students may contact Blue Cross Blue Shield Member Services at 1 (800) 262-2583. Employees may contact MIT Benefits at benefits@mit.edu or call 617-253-6151.
Group information sessions
MIT Health’s travel health specialists can present informational sessions for groups of 10 or more people traveling together. These sessions will cover health concerns and immunization requirements for destination countries. Trip coordinators should schedule a presentation well in advance of the trip, preferably as soon as the itinerary and travel dates are known. To schedule a presentation, call MIT Health’s Travel Health at 617-253-4481, option 1.
Resources & Links
Information about international travel and insurance
Traveling abroad? How to access emergency assistance and health insurance benefits
Immunization Information:
COVID-19 travel resources:
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Get information about the current COVID-19 risk level of your destination.
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health: COVID-19 test sites