The holiday season begins New Year’s Eve in Colombia and many citizens are preparing their suitcases to go on a trip to different parts of the country or abroad.
For this reason, the authorities have asked travelers to take into account the areas they are going to visit, since in some places it is mandatory to have the COVID-19 vaccine. yellow fever.
What is yellow fever?
Yellow fever is an acute infectious disease of short duration, which is prevented by applying the vaccine.
This disease is transmitted through mosquito bite infected called Aedes aegypt, or by mosquitoes of the genus Haeimogogus, present in some rural or jungle areas of South Americaaccording to the Ministry of Health.
Among the symptoms that occur from this disease are fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, headache (cephalalgia), low heart rate and/or pain in the spinal area (dorsalgia).
For this reason, they call on Colombian or foreign travelers to put it on before their walks.
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And it is that The yellow fever vaccine is only one dose, Therefore, scientific studies confirm that it confers protection of more than 90% among those vaccinated, after 10 days of its application.
For this reason, they recommend that travelers get vaccinated 10 days before traveling to the areas stipulated nationally by the Ministry of Health or globally, by the World Health Organization, WHO.
In the case of Colombia, the areas with high risk of getting sick are Llano Orientales, Amazonia, Orinoquía, Magdalena Medio, Norte de Santander and the departments neighboring the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Ciénaga Grande Santa Marta and Parque Los Flamencos.
While, in the rest of South America and the rest of the world, the concentration points are countries like Brazil, Panama, some from Central and North America, the African continent, Asia and Australia.
Who can get the yellow fever vaccine?
The yellow fever vaccine is given to girls and boys from 18 months and in adults Colombian or foreign travelers up to 59 years of agethat meet the requirements stipulated by the health authorities.
Please note that people who are going to travel outside the country must carry the international card that will be given to them when they are vaccinated, while people who are not going to travel internationally will be given the national card.
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2023-11-22 00:19:33
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