I got my latest batch of injections in 2010 just before I headed to Africa and South America. I lived in Australia at the time and used The Travel Doctor in Parramatta. Some of these were just top up injections, but the Yellow Fever Injection was for the first time. Important things you need to know about the Yellow Fever Injection:
1. Countries will ask to see evidence of it at borders, both land and air. It's better to be prepared for it and have your certificate ready. Why risk getting refused entry to a country?
2. To get a Yellow Fever Injection you need to pay around $60 AU Dollars.
3. Trust travel Doctors - when I'm heading to a new country and I am not sure if I am covered or not, I go to the doctor and don't think twice about paying for the injections. This is my style and you don't have to follow it - but generally I don't take any risks with it. The reason I trust them is it's their job. If someone asks me something as a travel writer, I expect them to trust me as it's my job. I ought to know about it, and a doctor should know about vaccinations for different countries. You can do what research you want online, BUT I don't generally trust it - I go to a doctor. The information sections in Lonely Planet books are also useful.
4. Make sure your Yellow Fever Certificate is stamped and has a doctor's signature on it for it to be valid.
5. The only place you can get a Yellow Fever Certificate is from a proper Yellow Fever Approved Vaccine Centre.
6. Carry it with you everywhere you go - I say this again from self experience as I'm a tad nomadic - I might arrive in a country that you don't need the Vaccine, then suddenly take the urge to visit the neighbouring one.
7. It should be valid for 10 years.
Due to the seriousness of this subject, it's highly important that you head to your local travel doctor and check with him based on the countries you are heading to.
ALWAYS check with and ask your local travel doctor what medication and injections you need for certain countries. NEVER trust websites or fellow travellers. Basically just get the jabs to be safe.
As a traveller don't take the risk of visiting Africa and South America etc. without your Yellow Fever Certificate.
What is Yellow Fever? - A deadly disease which has symptoms such as fever, chills and muscle pain.
How is it contracted? As with a lot of diseases, through a bite from a certain type of female mosquito (again, even after getting your vaccination, best to keep taking your malaria tablets, using insect repellent and taking all precautions against bites)
What countries are affected by Yellow Fever? Most of Africa and parts of South America and Asia.
How much does it cost to get a Yellow Fever Vaccination? - It should be somewhere between $40 and $90 US Dollars, depending on where you are in the world. Stay safe!
By Jonny Blair
4. Make sure your Yellow Fever Certificate is stamped and has a doctor's signature on it for it to be valid.
5. The only place you can get a Yellow Fever Certificate is from a proper Yellow Fever Approved Vaccine Centre.
6. Carry it with you everywhere you go - I say this again from self experience as I'm a tad nomadic - I might arrive in a country that you don't need the Vaccine, then suddenly take the urge to visit the neighbouring one.
7. It should be valid for 10 years.
Due to the seriousness of this subject, it's highly important that you head to your local travel doctor and check with him based on the countries you are heading to.
ALWAYS check with and ask your local travel doctor what medication and injections you need for certain countries. NEVER trust websites or fellow travellers. Basically just get the jabs to be safe.
As a traveller don't take the risk of visiting Africa and South America etc. without your Yellow Fever Certificate.
What is Yellow Fever? - A deadly disease which has symptoms such as fever, chills and muscle pain.
How is it contracted? As with a lot of diseases, through a bite from a certain type of female mosquito (again, even after getting your vaccination, best to keep taking your malaria tablets, using insect repellent and taking all precautions against bites)
What countries are affected by Yellow Fever? Most of Africa and parts of South America and Asia.
How much does it cost to get a Yellow Fever Vaccination? - It should be somewhere between $40 and $90 US Dollars, depending on where you are in the world. Stay safe!
By Jonny Blair
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