What should you know about ordering a yellow fever vaccine?

Yellow fever vaccination is considered in relation to where you are travelling, whether you will pass through areas with transmission, and whether an entry certificate may be requested. The clinician will review your age, previous vaccination, allergies, immune health, pregnancy or breastfeeding, and medicines. Some people may need specialist advice or a discussion of precautions rather than immediate vaccination.

See [Yellow Fever Vaccination](/treatments/preventive-care-and-vaccination/yellow-fever-vaccination/) for more about the travel-health process.

Share your travel dates, countries and regions, stopovers, accommodation, planned activities, and any onward travel. Bring your vaccination record if available, along with a list of medicines, allergies, and relevant medical conditions. Arrange the assessment in good time before departure because advice, vaccination, and documentation may need to be completed before travel. Continue using mosquito-bite precautions even after receiving travel advice.

Seek medical advice before ordering if you are pregnant, immunocompromised, seriously unwell, allergic to a vaccine component, or have had a previous serious vaccine reaction. After vaccination, seek urgent help for breathing difficulty, facial swelling, collapse, or rapidly worsening illness. Fever or soreness can occur after vaccines, but severe or persistent symptoms need assessment.

Ask whether your itinerary creates a vaccination or certificate requirement, whether your medical history changes the recommendation, what side effects to expect, and which travel precautions remain necessary.