Travelers should check CDC’s webpage for their destination to learn if polio vaccination is recommended before entry. If a person received the vaccine before December 15, 2007, their original ICVP card is still valid as proof of vaccination against yellow fever.įor more information, visit the CDC Yellow Book chapter: Yellow Fever. Travelers who received the yellow fever vaccination after December 15, 2007, must provide proof of vaccination on the new ICVP. Travelers who do not provide a valid ICVP may be denied entry, quarantined, or asked to get revaccinated at the point of entry to a country. ICVPs are valid beginning 10 days after the date of vaccination. The ICVP must be validated with the Uniform Stamp of the center where the vaccine was given. Yellow fever vaccination (travel) clinics administer yellow fever vaccine and issue ICVPs to vaccine recipients. Travelers should check CDC’s webpage for their destination to learn if yellow fever vaccination is required or recommended before entry. Other countries require proof of vaccination from travelers arriving from countries with a risk of yellow fever virus exposure for people visiting multiple countries, the order of travel may be important. Some countries require all travelers to show proof of yellow fever vaccination before entering the country.
There are currently no requirements to use the ICVP to document vaccination(s) against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Travelers should check CDC’s webpage for their destination to learn if vaccination is required before entry. The International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP), also referred to as the “yellow card,” is the official, internationally recognized document that travelers use to document proof of vaccination for diseases included under the IHR.Ĭurrently, vaccination against yellow fever, and in some instances, polio, must be documented using the ICVP. International Health Regulations (IHR) allow countries to require arriving travelers 1 to provide proof of vaccination against certain diseases.