Yellow fever cert for transit through risk area en route to Guatemala?
Mar 7, 2018, 11:19 am
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Yellow fever cert for transit through risk area en route to Guatemala?
Guatemala requires proof of a yellow fever vaccine for travelers arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever. I don't live in an at-risk country, but had hoped to travel to Aurora International with a transfer and two hour layover in Bogota, Colombia. ... which is at risk.
Does anyone have experience with dealing with vaccination issues at Aurora International?
Does anyone have experience with dealing with vaccination issues at Aurora International?
Mar 8, 2018, 6:42 am
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No experience with Aurora International, but I know stories of people who have gone to Machu Picchu (just outside the YF zone in Peru), gotten the "souvenir" MP stamp in their passport and then tried to fly to Ecuador and were refused admittance when the agent saw the MP stamp and insisted on a YF certificate. Just be very sure of any information you get for your situation, or get a YF vaccination (no big deal, I have it), which is now good for life.
Mar 8, 2018, 5:46 pm
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I'd just go ahead and get the yellow fever vaccination. It's not dirt cheap, but it's good for life as said above. And these days, you never know where some disease may suddenly emerge and become a travel issue.
Mar 12, 2018, 8:24 am
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Mar 12, 2018, 9:47 am
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