To travel the world with the correct precautions and health awareness you really need to get your Yellow Fever Certificate. It is compulsory for some countries and comes in extremely handy, not just for your own safety but for laws within each countries. It is strongly recommended to get this vaccination before heading to Africa and parts of Asia.
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. Some countries ask for it on border control so its better to have the certificate ready to show them rather than risk not having it and being turned away.
2. To get a Yellow Fever Injection you need to pay around $60 AU Dollars.
3. Trust exactly what your Travel Doctor has said and go with it. Don't think twice about paying for it - you need to pay for these things and staying healthy on your travels is vital to you. So head to the travel doctor, take their advice and stick with it.
4. Ensure your Yellow Certificate is valid. It needs to have a stamp and a doctor's signature on it.
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. Your Yellow Fever Certificate should run for ten 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.
To ensure you have a safe and enjoyable trip it's very important to know what injections you need.
As a global nomad it's important to embrace the cultures and places you go and part of this journey is staying safe and healthy on your travels.
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)
Where is Yellow Fever a risk? Africa is at high risk and lower risk is 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!
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. Some countries ask for it on border control so its better to have the certificate ready to show them rather than risk not having it and being turned away.
2. To get a Yellow Fever Injection you need to pay around $60 AU Dollars.
3. Trust exactly what your Travel Doctor has said and go with it. Don't think twice about paying for it - you need to pay for these things and staying healthy on your travels is vital to you. So head to the travel doctor, take their advice and stick with it.
4. Ensure your Yellow Certificate is valid. It needs to have a stamp and a doctor's signature on it.
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. Your Yellow Fever Certificate should run for ten 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.
To ensure you have a safe and enjoyable trip it's very important to know what injections you need.
As a global nomad it's important to embrace the cultures and places you go and part of this journey is staying safe and healthy on your travels.
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)
Where is Yellow Fever a risk? Africa is at high risk and lower risk is 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!
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