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Starting Today
No Yellow Fever Vaccine
Available in Costa Rica
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No Yellow Fever Vaccine
Available in Costa Rica
The "yellow fever"
vaccine mentioned in our
story Wednesday
Yellow Fever
Vaccination Required
After Nov 29 is
not currently available
in Costa Rica.
The vaccine that will be
required as part of a
new measure adopted by
the Costa Rican
immigration service applies
to foreign residents of
Costa Rica who visit any
one or more of the 20
countries on the list,
that includes Colombia,
Venezuala, Ecuador,
Brazil and Peru,
and then return to Costa
Rica.
Insidecostarica.com
reader John Watts wrote
us telling us that he
checked with the major
pharmacy Fischel, as
well as the hospital
CIMA and Clinica Biblica
and they are all out of
the vaccine.
As check of other
pharmacies around San
José told ICR the same
story as the Fischel,
who say they expecting a
new batch of vaccine
next year. However, no
specific date was
available as to when the
vaccine would be
actually available.
The situation creates
problems for those
wanting to return home
for the holidays as they
cannot get vaccinated in
Costa Rica, being forced
to obtain the vaccine in
their home country and
then wait the required
10 day incubation
period.
Since the vaccination is
not available, foreign
residents in Costa Rica
must obtain a waiver
from the Ministerio de
Salud (Health Ministry)
prior to travelling.
The measure was
announced earlier this
year, allowing
sufficient time for the
health ministry to
ensure a supply of the
vaccine.
Costa Ricans are not
required to be
vaccinated
The main concern of
Health authorities in
Costa Rica, which
prompted the measure, is
the transmission of
Dengue by the Aedes
aegypti mosquito that is
can also spread yellow
fever.
What is yellow fever?
Yellow fever is a
serious disease with
symptoms of high fever,
vomiting, jaundice, and
bleeding. It is often
fatal and there is no
cure. Yellow fever is
caused by a virus. It is
passed to humans by
bites from infected
mosquitoes which tend to
bite during daylight
hours. (This is
different to the
mosquitos which carry
malaria which tend to
bite from dusk to dawn.)
Yellow fever occurs in
certain countries of
Africa and South
America.
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