How to get your Yellow Fever Vaccination in the UK (2022)
Proof of the Yellow Fever vaccination is a mandatory requirement of many countries. This post details how to get the vaccination in the UK.
Worldwide, about 600 million people live in endemic areas. The WHO estimates 200,000 cases of disease and 30,000 deaths a year occur. Source Wikipedia.
Yellow Fever is transmitted by the mosquito. The female mosquito ingests blood from an infected human or other primate and when the mosquito next sucks blood, it injects saliva which ends up in the persons blood stream.
It can be prevented by avoiding getting bitten. I always sleep under a LifeSystems boxed shaped mosquito net, Yellow Fever risk or not. If there are mosquitoes I use the net. Period. The net lets me sleep in peace, without the fear of getting bitten and without that whining buzz.
Use insect repellant and cover up when ever possible.
Yellow Fever is transmitted by the mosquito. The female mosquito ingests blood from an infected human or other primate and when the mosquito next sucks blood, it injects saliva which ends up in the persons blood stream.
It can be prevented by avoiding getting bitten. I always sleep under a LifeSystems boxed shaped mosquito net, Yellow Fever risk or not. If there are mosquitoes I use the net. Period. The net lets me sleep in peace, without the fear of getting bitten and without that whining buzz.
Use insect repellant and cover up when ever possible.
Countries in Africa with risk of Yellow Fever transmission
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, DRC,
Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda.
Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda.
Countries in Central and South America with risk of Yellow Fever transmission
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela
Do travellers need to get the Yellow Fever vaccination?
If you are travelling to the countries above where there is a risk of Yellow Fever transmission, it is highly recommended that you get the Yellow Fever vaccination.
Certain countries require proof of the Yellow Fever vaccination, if you have visited any of the countries listed above where there is a risk of transmission.
I have needed to show my original Yellow Fever vaccination card to get my visa for Sierra Leone. I have needed to show my vaccination card on entry to Kenya.
Back in 2009 when I got my first Yellow Fever vaccination, it was valid for only 10 years:
Certain countries require proof of the Yellow Fever vaccination, if you have visited any of the countries listed above where there is a risk of transmission.
I have needed to show my original Yellow Fever vaccination card to get my visa for Sierra Leone. I have needed to show my vaccination card on entry to Kenya.
Back in 2009 when I got my first Yellow Fever vaccination, it was valid for only 10 years:
It cost me £25 from a local doctors who were then acting as a registered Yellow Fever Vaccination clinic.
In 2019, the local doctors were no longer registered. They told me that I could get a new one at the Travel Clinic at Boots the Chemists.
Run a search to find your nearest Yellow Fever Vaccination Clinic.
I called them up.
In 2016 the WHO decided that 1 vaccine was all you needed. But they couldn't reissue me with a new card as I had lost the original and I was also not on any system of having had the vaccination back in 2009 so I just had to get another one. £62 thank you very much!
So here is my new card: "Valid for Life".
In 2019, the local doctors were no longer registered. They told me that I could get a new one at the Travel Clinic at Boots the Chemists.
Run a search to find your nearest Yellow Fever Vaccination Clinic.
I called them up.
In 2016 the WHO decided that 1 vaccine was all you needed. But they couldn't reissue me with a new card as I had lost the original and I was also not on any system of having had the vaccination back in 2009 so I just had to get another one. £62 thank you very much!
So here is my new card: "Valid for Life".
For other vaccinations that are available for free under the NHS, make sure to check of the post too
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