can i get a yellow fever vaccination while pregnant?
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Yellow fever vaccine has been given to many pregnant women without any apparent adverse effects on the fetus. However, since yellow fever vaccine is a live virus vaccine, it poses a theoretical risk. Pregnant women should avoid or postpone travel to an area where there is risk of yellow fever.
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Vaccine. The 17D vaccine, which is based on a live, attenuated viral strain, is the only commercially available yellow fever vaccine. It is given as a single subcutaneous (or intramuscular) injection.
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Generally not recommended for travelers to Tanzania. Note: Yellow fever vaccine availability in the United States is currently limited. If you need to be vaccinated before your trip, you may need to travel some distance and schedule your appointment well in advance.
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Although there is no risk of yellow fever in Laos, the government requires proof of yellow fever vaccination if you are travelling from a country with risk of yellow fever.
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The vaccine is only available in an injectable form. Because the yellow fever vaccine is very safe and the disease risk is high, the CDC recommends this vaccine for adults and children over 9 months who will be traveling to high-risk areas.
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Yellow Fever Required if traveling from a country with risk of YF virus transmission and ≥9 months of age. Note: Yellow fever vaccine availability in the United States is currently limited. If you need to be vaccinated before your trip, you may need to travel some distance and schedule your appointment well in advance.
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Get Yellow Fever Vaccine Anyone 9 months or older who travels to areas where yellow fever vaccine is recommended should be vaccinated against yellow fever at least 10 days before travel.
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Country entry requirement: The government of Senegal also requires proof of yellow fever vaccination if you are traveling from a country with risk of yellow fever (this does not include the US - for complete list, see Countries with risk of yellow fever virus (YFV) transmission.)
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A Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is only required for travellers 1 year of age or older coming from - or who are in airport transit for more than 12 hours within - a country with risk of Yellow Fever transmission.
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A Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is required on arrival from all travellers 9 months of age and older. The vaccination requirement is imposed by this country for protection against Yellow Fever since the principal mosquito vector Aedes aegypti is present in its territory.
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Yellow fever vaccine is a live vaccine containing weakened, live yellow fever virus. It is given as a single shot. One dose provides lifelong protection for most people.
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Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements in South Africa. Yellow fever is an infectious vector-borne disease that is caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito vector such as Aëdes aegypti. South Africa has a risk of introduction of the disease as the mosquito vector exists in the country.
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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.
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Yes, although it is exceedingly unlikely. The yellow vaccine is a live vaccine – a harmless variant of the wild virus. In around 1 in 250,000 people, according to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), it causes “yellow fever vaccine-associated viscerotropic disease” – serious damage to internal organs.
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There is no risk of Yellow Fever in Vietnam. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travellers over 1 year of age arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.
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Routine Vaccinations for Laos Zika, dengue and chikungunya are also present in Laos. Although there is no risk of yellow fever in Laos, the government requires proof of yellow fever vaccination if you are traveling from a country with risk of yellow fever.
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Yellow fever vaccination You need to have the vaccine at least 10 days before travelling to give it enough time to work. Your certificate will only be valid after this time. If you or your child has had the MMR vaccine, you or they ideally need to wait at least 4 weeks before having the yellow fever vaccine.