Let’s Discuss Yellow Fever Vaccines.
Yellow Fever vaccines are a requirement for entry into certain countries. Yellow Fever vaccinations must be received at least 10 days prior to travel to these countries. You only need one vaccination per lifetime–as long as you can show proof of it.
These are the countries that currently require all arriving travelers to show an international Health certificate proof of Yellow Fever Vaccination:
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Congo, Republic of the
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
French Guiana
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Sierra Leone
South Sudan
Togo
Uganda
These are the countries that currently require those travelers arriving from another country that has Yellow Fever incidents to show an International Health Certificate proof of Yellow Fever Vaccination:
Albania
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda Aruba
Australia
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Bonaire
Botswana
Brunei
Cape Verde
Cambodia
Chad
China
Christmas Island Cocos Islands
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
French Polynesia Gambia
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Martinique
Mayotte
Montserrat
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma) Namibia
Nepal
New Caledonia Nicaragua
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Oman
Panama
Papua New Guinea Paraguay
Pitcairn Islands
Rwanda
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Vincent
Saint-Barthelemy
Samoa
Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Singapore
Sint Eustatius
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
UAE
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Unlike most Travel Vaccines, Yellow Fever vaccines usually do not require a prescription. They are not offered at all pharmacies, so you will need to do some research to determine which pharmacy will give them.
Contraindications to Yellow Fever Vaccines
Yellow fever vaccine is recommended for people who are 9 months old or older and who are traveling to or living in areas at risk for yellow fever virus in Africa and South America.
The vaccine is a live, weakened form of the virus. For most people, a single dose of yellow fever vaccine provides long-lasting protection, and a booster dose of the vaccine is not needed. However, travelers going to areas with ongoing outbreaks may consider getting a booster dose of yellow fever vaccine if it has been 10 years or more since they were last vaccinated.
Precautions:
Between 6 and 8 months old
Over 60 years old
Pregnant
Breastfeeding
Contraindications:
Allergic to the vaccine or something in the vaccine (like eggs) Aged 6 months or younger
Organ transplant recipients
Diagnosed with a malignant tumor
Diagnosed with thymus disorder associated with abnormal immune function Diagnosed with a primary immunodeficiency
Using immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory therapies Showing symptoms of HIV infection or CD4+ T-lymphocytes less than 200/mm3 (less than 15% of total lymphocytes in children aged 6 years or younger)
