Protect Yourself
- Many local health departments and private provider offices offer travel vaccinations.
- Make an appointment with your healthcare provider at least 4–6 weeks before your trip.
- Your healthcare provider can tell you which vaccines and medications may be needed as well as specific precautions to take based on your health history and travel plans.
- Visit the CDC’s Travelers’ Health website. This website will give you the most up-to-date information about recommendations and requirements for your destination, as well as current disease outbreaks.
Travel Smart
- Eat foods that are fully cooked and served hot or raw fruits and vegetables that you can wash and peel yourself.
- Drink beverages that have been bottled and sealed (water, carbonated drinks, or sports drinks).
- Do not put ice in drinks.
- Use bottled water to brush your teeth.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand gel.
- Use insect repellent to prevent mosquito bites.
- Do not touch animals, and do not let your children touch animals, especially monkeys, dogs, and birds.
- See a doctor right away in these situations:
- You get an animal bite or scratch.
- You get sick with a fever or flu-like illness during your trip or soon after your trip (or up to 1 year after a trip to a malaria-risk area).
Vaccines You May Need
- Tdap
- Meningococcal
- MMR
- Polio
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Typhoid
- Malaria
- Yellow Fever
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Rabies
*You should contact your healthcare provider to determine which vaccines are recommended for you.
Yellow Fever Vaccine Program
Yellow fever vaccine is recommended for people aged ≥9 months who are traveling to or living in areas at risk for yellow fever virus transmission in South America and Africa. Yellow fever vaccine may be required for entry into certain countries. Yellow fever vaccination requirements and recommendations for specific countries are available on the CDC Travelers’ Health page.
In Wyoming, yellow fever vaccine is only available at vaccination centers designated by the Wyoming Department of Health Immunization Unit.
Who should get the yellow fever vaccine?
Yellow fever vaccine is recommended for people aged ≥9 months who are traveling to or living in areas at risk for yellow fever virus transmission in South America (CDC web page) and Africa (CDC web page). Yellow fever vaccine may be required for entry into certain countries. Yellow fever and other vaccination requirements and recommendations for specific countries are available on the CDC Travelers’ Health webpage.
Interested in becoming a yellow fever vaccination center?
Application Information:
Yellow Fever Vaccine Program Procedures
Uniform Stamp Application Checklist
Application for Certified Uniform Stamp
Application for Additional Stamp
Vaccine Coordinator Acknowledgement Form
Yellow Fever Vaccine Course:
The Uniform Stamp Holder, the Yellow Fever Vaccine Coordinator, and any additional staff with responsibilities associated with the administration of yellow fever vaccine MUST complete, pass, print, and submit the transcript of the two module CDC Yellow Fever Course.