12 December 2007

Validity of International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis - reminder

With effect from 15 December 2007 the old style Port 37 ‘yellow fever certificate’ should not be used for the documentation of yellow fever vaccination [1]. From this date, only the new style International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis should be used.

Existing stocks of the Port 37 form should be disposed of.

NaTHNaC have provided a list of frequently asked questions about the new certificates which can be viewed here.

Reference

1.  WHO Note regarding the issuance of International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis http://www.who.int/csr/ihr/ICVPtransitionadvice.pdf