Yellow Fever Vaccination - TravelDoc™

Yellow Fever Vaccination is a serious viral infection that’s usually spread by a type of daytime biting mosquito known as the Aedes aegypti. It can be prevented with a vaccination.

Yellow fever mainly occurs in sub-Saharan Africa (countries to the south of the Sahara desert), South America (especially the Amazon) and in parts of the Caribbean.

Yellow fever can be fatal. About 8% of people who get yellow fever die from it.

Yellow fever vaccination:

Luckily, there is a very effective vaccination for yellow fever. Some countries require proof of vaccination (a certificate) against yellow fever before they let you enter the country.

Vaccination is the single most effective way of preventing yellow fever.

In the UK, Stamaril (produced by Sanofi Pasteur MSD) is the only licensed yellow fever vaccine. A single dose of the yellow fever vaccine will protect against yellow fever for life. It is no longer recommended to have a booster dose every 10 years (WHO, World Health Organisation, July 2016).

Ideally, you should have the yellow fever vaccination at least 10 days before your travel. This will allow enough time for your body to develop protective antibodies against the yellow fever infection.

The yellow fever vaccination is recommended for:

· Anyone traveling to, or living in, areas or countries where yellow fever is endemic.

· Anyone traveling to a country where an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) against yellow fever is required for entry.

· You must have a yellow fever vaccination at least 10 days before you travel. This will allow enough time for your body to develop protective antibodies against the yellow fever infection.

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