In the midst of the summer time travel frenzy, private hospitals in the city have begun promising yellow vaccine certification to help with trips to African and South American countries.
It is caused by an arbovirus, which is a virus transmitted by vectors like mosquitoes, ticks, or other arthropods.
Some people who took vaccinations at private centres before they left on holiday were stopped on their return.“Without valid vaccinations, people will have to be kept in quarantine.
It is important to get the vaccination only at the centres authorised by the Union Health Ministry,” says director of public health Dr T S Selvavinayagam.
The passengers without valid vaccination certificates will be isolated, mostly at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, until the yellow fever vaccination certificate becomes “valid” or until a period of six days, from the date of the last possible exposure to infection.
In the midst of the summer time travel frenzy, private hospitals in the city have begun promising yellow vaccine certification to help with trips to African and South American countries. But here’s the hitch: The certification may get you there, but your return to India may be a problem as you could end up in a quarantine ward at a govt hospital, say public health department officials.Health minister Ma Subramanian has urged people to take the vaccine from the three centres in Tamil Nadu authorised by the Union health ministry.Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne disease transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. It is caused by an arbovirus, which is a virus transmitted by vectors like mosquitoes, ticks, or other arthropods. It spreads to humans through the bites of infected Aedes and Haemagogus mosquitoes. The World Health Organisation has recommended vaccination for all travellers visiting areas where yellow fever cases have been reported.The International Vaccination Centre at the King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research in Guindy and the Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres at the Port Health Organisation in Chennai and Tuticorin are authorised to vaccinate and give certificates to passengers travelling to African and Central and South American countries.Sources within the public health directorate say in the past week, two private hospitals have been asked to close yellow fever vaccination clinics for travellers. Some people who took vaccinations at private centres before they left on holiday were stopped on their return.“Without valid vaccinations, people will have to be kept in quarantine. It is important to get the vaccination only at the centres authorised by the Union Health Ministry,” says director of public health Dr T S Selvavinayagam. The passengers without valid vaccination certificates will be isolated, mostly at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, until the yellow fever vaccination certificate becomes “valid” or until a period of six days, from the date of the last possible exposure to infection.(Email your feedback with name and address to [email protected])
