You are not required to have any vaccine, but it is recommended and you may be asked to show your yellow fever certificate especially if there is an outbreak. Consult with your doctor who knows your health history.
Tongue in cheek…mosquitoes don’t usually ask your age before they bite you.
I thought I read that if you are traveling between Kenya and Tanzania that you are required to have the vaccine or a waiver? I am also 64 years old with an autoimmune issue and have been "waivering" (pun intended!) on this one. My internist said I should get it.
You need either the yellow card or an authorized letter from your doctor. Don’t put your tour director in the odd spot to try and “convince” the Kenyan border police to allow you to enter. We were there last September. You want to make the crossing from Tanzania to Kenya as quickly and easily as possible. As many others have mentioned, follow your doctor’s recommendations on all vaccines and other shots when going to Africa. I was 68, my wife 69. No effects from YF vaccine, but we don’t usually have any side effects besides the sore arm.
Yellow Fever vaccine has more side effects in people with compromised immunity ; this could be the result of taking meds that lower immunity.Age is an arbitrary cut off.If you are healthy otherwise,it is fairly well tolerated.Me and my husband are in the mid seventies; we took it with no adverse effects.My husband is taking an immunosuppressant; our PCP recommended not taking the meds for a couple of weeks starting the day of vaccination.As retired medical professionals we prefer to take any precaution that is recommended!
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You are not required to have any vaccine, but it is recommended and you may be asked to show your yellow fever certificate especially if there is an outbreak. Consult with your doctor who knows your health history.
Tongue in cheek…mosquitoes don’t usually ask your age before they bite you.
I thought I read that if you are traveling between Kenya and Tanzania that you are required to have the vaccine or a waiver? I am also 64 years old with an autoimmune issue and have been "waivering" (pun intended!) on this one. My internist said I should get it.
You need either the yellow card or an authorized letter from your doctor. Don’t put your tour director in the odd spot to try and “convince” the Kenyan border police to allow you to enter. We were there last September. You want to make the crossing from Tanzania to Kenya as quickly and easily as possible. As many others have mentioned, follow your doctor’s recommendations on all vaccines and other shots when going to Africa. I was 68, my wife 69. No effects from YF vaccine, but we don’t usually have any side effects besides the sore arm.
Yellow Fever vaccine has more side effects in people with compromised immunity ; this could be the result of taking meds that lower immunity.Age is an arbitrary cut off.If you are healthy otherwise,it is fairly well tolerated.Me and my husband are in the mid seventies; we took it with no adverse effects.My husband is taking an immunosuppressant; our PCP recommended not taking the meds for a couple of weeks starting the day of vaccination.As retired medical professionals we prefer to take any precaution that is recommended!