They recommend vaccination against yellow fever 10 days before travelling to risk areas

Yellow fever vaccination must be carried out at least 10 days before travelling to risk areas to ensure effective protection, according to doctor José Vergara Díaz, adviser to the Ministry of Health of Montería. “The ideal is to get vaccinated 10 days before traveling to places where there are outbreaks. If we do it today to go tomorrow or the day after, it would not be very useful, even if we are vaccinated,” the specialist explained during an …