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Yellow Fever Immunization @ work
Yellow fever is a virus transmitted by daytime biting mosquitoes in Central and South America and Africa. Yellow fever infections have a high mortality rate and countries fear its accidental importation by unvaccinated travellers. Many countries require proof of the Yellow Fever Vaccine if travelers are arriving from countries that might have yellow fever. Each country has its own list of what countries it considers to have yellow fever and some insist on vaccination proof regardless of which country the traveller has come from. Travelers may require proof of Yellow fever vaccination, especially if going through multiple countries, purely for political purposes Travelers may also be recommended to have Yellow Fever vaccine due to the actual risk of disease. Sometimes the recommendations and requirements are different. This can be confusing and people may phone our clinic line for clarification. This information is also available at www.travmed.com or www.who.int. The Yellow fever vaccine is considered safe for healthy people, but some individuals who were immune compromised, ill or very old have become very sick, and a few have died from this vaccine. The risk of a serious adverse event is recognized as less than one in several hundred thousand or less, and no serious adverse events have occurred in Canada. Despite this vaccination is still recommended when at risk for infection,and still is required for entry into some countries. Our clinic, as certified by Health Canada, will carefully screen who should get this vaccine. For further discussion please see our website. All our staff have been trained to answer general questions, but our nursing and medical staff can be reached for specific questions. |
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