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Updated Yellow Fever certificate and Vaccination Requirements WHO:2019

10 Jul 2019

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently released the updated yellow fever vaccination requirements and recommendations for 2019.

The requirements and recommendations are updated annually, this follows consultation between the WHO and State Parties, who are asked to confirm or update their requirements for international travellers on a yearly basis. The changes include:

  • the removal of a country requirement for an vaccination certificate
  • the addition of a country requirement for a vaccine certificate, where a requirement did not previously exist
  • changes relating to transit through a yellow fever endemic Country
  • changes to the minimum age at which a vaccine certifcate is required

The country pages on Fit For Travel have been updated to reflect the 2019 changes.Please refer to individual Country pages for full details of their yellow fever vaccine and certificate requirements.