Yellow Fever Vaccine

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Yellow fever vaccine is a vaccine that protects against yellow fever.[4] Yellow fever is a viral infection that occurs in Africa and South America.[4] Most people begin to develop immunity within ten days of vaccination and 99 percent are protected within one month, and this appears to be lifelong.[4] The vaccine can be used to control outbreaks of disease.[4] It is given either by injection into a muscle or just under the skin....

Dear Doctors, Warm Greetings. My son is to be administered with Yellow-fever Vaccine for his trip to Ethiopia. He is married for 10 years and not yet blessed with children. Can he be administered with the vaccine? Will that affect his infertility still worse? I shall be thankful if I am cleared of the issue within a couple of days, please? -- Kaveri Sivakumar Malpro Silica Private Limited 400, Bhavani Main Road Ashokapuram ERODE 638004 INDIA ## The Yellow Fever Vaccine has actually not been tested for its effects on fertility, so I there is no way of knowing whether or not it will cause any issues. People are warned to wait 2 weeks to a month, before trying to conceive if they've had this vaccine, because its effects on a fetus are also unknown, since it is a live virus vaccination....

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Yellow Fever Vaccine

Yellow fever vaccine is a vaccine that protects against yellow fever.[4] Yellow fever is a viral infection that occurs in Africa and South America.[4] Most people begin to develop immunity within ten days of vaccination and 99 percent are protected within one month, and this appears to be lifelong.[4] The vaccine can be used to control outbreaks of disease.[4] It is given either by injection into a muscle or just under the skin....

I have just today had my yellow fever vaccine and forgot to mention my recent prescription for celestamine! Will this reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine?