Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease with a fatality rate of 40–60% that is spread by infected mosquitoes. The name’s yellow hue is a result of the jaundice that some patients experience. Looking at the rise in cases, many countries have made the yellow fever vaccine a mandatory requirement for travellers visiting their countries. Many Twitteratis tweeted about the same, check it out!
Before Travelling Get Your Yellow Fever Vaccine
Tropical regions of Africa, Central America, and South America are all endemic to the virus. It may happen that visitors to regions where yellow fever is endemic bring the illness back with them. To avoid this, many nations demand confirmation of the yellow fever vaccine before they grant a visa or permit admission or re-entry.
India has already asked all travellers travelling from yellow fever endemic countries to get vaccinated before coming to India. Two weeks ago, the passengers from Sudan were quarantined for six days as they travelled to India without the vaccine.
Twitter was filled with tweets from people who were denied entry or were quarantined by their destination countries for not having the yellow fever vaccine.
Vietnam/Thailand vaccines: Both Vietnam and Thailand require a vaccine waiver prior to travelling to the country. Most importantly, both countries have a number of required vaccines, including yellow fever, typhoid, rabies, and cholera
— S_Benjamin (@SBenjam29179847) May 23, 2023
Yeah I have had an issue with the yellow fever vaccine entering colombia.
— The Way of Jerz (@TheJerzWay) May 23, 2023
Guinea will be rolling out Yellow Fever vaccine requirements for all travelers entering the country in 2023. Be aware of your needs before you travel. #travel #travelsafe #ygk #Kingston pic.twitter.com/ddVFvkcBl4
— KingstonTravel (@KTravelClinic) May 23, 2023
Guinea will be rolling out Yellow Fever vaccine requirements for all travelers entering the country in 2023. Be aware of your needs before you travel. #travel #travelsafe #ygk #Kingston pic.twitter.com/ddVFvkcBl4
— KingstonTravel (@KTravelClinic) May 23, 2023
I lost a work trip to Miami, Bolivia 🇧🇴 & Madrid Spain🇪🇸 for not having my yellow fever vaccine 😭😭😭😭😭😭 i won’t be able to recover from this L in months 😭💔
— JENNI LLANOS J. 🏝 (@jennillanoss) May 24, 2023
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Illegal Shots Of Fake Vaccine
In some regions of the nation, there have been reports of private clinics giving the shots without a licence. The federal government is taking tough measures against unlicensed facilities dispensing fraudulent certificates and administering the yellow fever vaccination. They have urged states to find these facilities and take enforcement action against them. (As per the Hindustan Times)
Yellow fever symptoms include fever, headache, jaundice, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, and exhaustion. A very small percentage of patients develop severe symptoms after contracting the virus. Half of these die within 7 to 10 days.
It is prevented by an extremely effective vaccine that is both safe and inexpensive. One dose of this vaccine gives long-term immunity and protection against this disease. (as per WHO)
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Make sure if you are travelling, you take the vaccine!
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