As of 26 November 2018, individual medical practitioners and nurse practitioners seeking to prescribe the yellow fever vaccine will need to successfully complete the online Yellow Fever Vaccination Course and obtain a completion certificate.
For further information about the new training requirements, please read the document on our Immunisation webpage: New Individual Training Requirement for Yellow Fever Vaccination Providers.
Yellow fever is a potentially fatal viral haemorrhagic fever transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. Yellow fever vaccination protects the individual who may be exposed to yellow fever infection and helps prevent the spread of yellow fever within a country or across international borders. The yellow fever vaccine has international certification requirements which must be completed in accordance with the World Health Organisation’s International Health Regulations (2005).
Yellow fever is the only disease for which countries may require the sighting of a completed International certificate of vaccination under these regulations as a condition of entry, including return entry into Australia after travelling to endemic areas. Individual countries may have further vaccine requirements as condition of entry and travellers are encouraged to check with the relevant embassy or consulate.
Please contact the Gold Coast Public Health Unit on 07 5667 3200 for further information regarding this matter.
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