Yellow Fever Vaccine

PHO COCHIN- 0484 2666130

Informed Consent Form for Yellow Fever Vaccination

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Yellow Fever Vaccination is available on all Wednesdays and Fridays (Except public holidays). For Yellow Fever Vaccination there will be no online or phone booking. Passengers are requested to come by 09:30 AM and register. The registration timings will be from 09:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Passengers are requested to come before 10:30 AM and register. Passengers coming after 10:30 AM will not be entertained. Vaccination will be on First come First serve basis.

Rest of the requirements will remain the same. Passengers coming for vaccination are requested to go through the website of PHO Cochin (www.porthealthcochin.org) for additional information.

Yellow Fever കുത്തിവെപ്പ് പൊതു അവധിയല്ലാത്ത എല്ലാ ബുധനാഴ്ചകളിലും വെള്ളിയാഴ്ചകളിലുമാണ് നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നത്. Yellow Fever  കുത്തിവയ്പ്പിനായി ഓൺലൈൻ  / ഫോൺ ബുക്കിംഗ് ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുന്നതല്ല. യാത്രക്കാർ രാവിലെ  0 9 .3 0 AM  ന്  വന്ന് പേര് രജിസ്റ്റർ ചെയ്യണമെന്ന് അഭ്യർത്ഥിക്കുന്നു . രജിസ്‌ട്രേഷൻ സമയം (രാവിലെ) 0 9. 30 AM മുതൽ 10 .30 AM വരെ ആയിരിക്കും .രാവിലെ 10 .30നു ശേഷം രജിസ്‌ട്രേഷൻ  അനുവദിക്കുകയില്ല . രജിസ്‌ട്രേഷൻ  മുൻഗണനാ ക്രമത്തിൽ ആവും കുത്തിവയ്പ് നൽകുക.

  1. Only vaccinee is allowed inside the vaccination hall. However exception are given for senior citizens/ physically challenged/ illiterate/ minor vaccinees one person from the family may be allowed to accompany inside the vaccination hall.
  2. Sanitize your hands and wear the masks properly before entering the hall. 
  3. Kindly maintain social distancing in the hall and while waiting outside.
  4. Please keep your mobile in silent mode and maintain silence inside the hall.
  5. Please get your own pen. 
  6. Please fill up the consent form before coming for vaccination. Consent form is available in the website > www.porthealthcochin.org 
  7. Passengers with egg allergy / drug allergy or taking any medicines for chronic health conditions should come with their treating doctor’s prescription.
  8. PHO Cochin has only stock of 5 dose vials at present. If one to four passengers are left at the end, he/she will be asked to come on the next vaccination day. No vaccine wastage is permitted as there is severe shortage of Yellow Fever Vaccine.
  9.  Passenger can leave the vaccination center after 30 minutes of observation after vaccination.

Passengers who have taken COVID-19 vaccine coming for Yellow Fever vaccination should take the Yellow Fever Vaccine after 2 weeks.

Passengers who have had COVID-19 disease should take the Yellow Fever vaccine after 12 weeks of turning negative for COVID-19 disease.

Any number of live vaccines can be given within a time frame of 24 hours. However in case, 24 hours have already passed/ elapsed since the administration of first live vaccine eg: MMR, BCG, TYPHOID ORAL, PLAGUE, ORAL POLIO, INTRANSAL INFLUENZA, TYPHUS), a different type of live vaccine (e.g. yellow fever) should be given only after 28 days. This is based on the scientific studies which have shown reduced immune response when two different types of live vaccines are given at a gap of more than 24 hours but less than 28 days. However, a second live vaccine which is of the same type as the first one can be given, with in 24 hours, without affecting immunogenicity.

In case a person gets vaccinated from unauthorised private agency, he or she should be revaccinated from authorized YFV centre, for provision of yellow fever vaccine certificate. This revaccination can be done anytime irrespective if time elapsed since last vaccinated.

DoPT OM dated 19.4.2021 reg Preventive Measures to prevent spread of COVID 19-1

Port Health Organisation, Willingdon Island, Cochin and Airport Health Organisation, Nedumbassery are the only two Government.of India authorised Yellow Fever Vaccination centres in Ernakulam Kerala. These two organisations provide Yellow Fever Vaccination for passengers travelling to Yellow Fever endemic countries.

Yellow fever vaccination is given on demand at a nominal service charge of Rs.300/-

Port Health Organisation Cochin

Vaccination days: Wednesdays & Fridays (Except Central Government Holidays)

Registration Time: 0930 hrs to 1030 hrs on first come first serve basis.

Address: Indira Gandhi Road, North End, Willingdon Island, Cochin-682009

Phone: 0484 2666130

Land Mark: Next to Mercantile Marine Department office and Opposite Custom House

Duplicate Yellow Fever Vaccination card is issued to persons who have lost their Yellow Fever card on production of

1. FIR in original

2. Passport

3. Photocopy of the Original Yellow Fever Card issued (if in possession)

4. Request letter addressed to Port Health Officer.

Renewal of Expired Yellow Fever Vaccination Card

1) Pax has to submit the documents on this e-mail ID  phocochinyf@gmail.com 

          Documents required to be submitted are 

             a) Request letter addressed to Port Health Officer.
             b) Photocopy of the Original Yellow Fever Card issued.
             c) Passport (old and new)
             d) Please provide a valid phone number.

2) On Verification of the Documents Passengers will be informed over phone or mail to come and collect the Renewed Yellow Fever Vaccination Card.

Fees for Renewal of Yellow Fever Vaccination Card

1.      Passport or Copy of Passport.

2.       Consent form (can be downloaded from website “www.porthealthcochin.org“) should be filled and signed and bought along while coming for vaccination.

4.      INR 300/- (in cash)

5.      Own pen

Travelers, particularly those arriving to India from Africa or south America (those from yellow fever endemic countries) must have a certificate of yellow fever vaccination. If there are medical grounds for not getting vaccinated, International Health Regulations 2005 states that this must be certified by the appropriate authorities. Persons carrying exemption certificates will be quarantined on arrival for 6 days or less depending on the date of departure from Yellow Fever endemic countries.

  • The exemption certificate can be issued only by the Medical Officer of the Designated Yellow fever vaccination centre. 
  • Every person who wants to get an Exemption certificate has to submit a certificate from the treating doctor/specialist about the medical condition/criteria as mentioned above on the basis of which the exemption certificate can be issued.

The certificate from the treating doctor/specialist about the medical condition/criteria will form the basis of issuing the Exemption certificate. The certificate must also bear the official stamp of the administering centre.

  • The Medical officer/authorized health person shall inform such persons about any risk associated with non-vaccination and non-use of prophylaxis in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 23 of IHR, 2005.
  • It is informed clearly to the concerned person that such an exemption certificate will not give him immunity from the quarantine and also that the concerned person can be put under quarantine as per the rules of the visiting country (including India)

MEDICAL CONDITIONS WHERE YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION IS CONTRAINDICATED (Where Exemption Certificate can be issued) are:

  • Children aged less than 12 months.
  • Breast feeding mothers with children upto 9 months of age
  • Pregnant women – (except during a yellow fever outbreak when the risk of infection is high and risk of contracting disease is higher than adverse effect of vaccine)
  • People with severe allergies to egg protein/ Chicken.
  • People with severe immunodeficiency due to symptomatic HIV/AIDS/ Organ transplantation/Dialysis/Autoimmune disorders/ thymus disorders.
  • Persons above 60 years of age.

A Yellow Fever Vaccination Exemption Certificate will only be considered valid if issued by a Government Identified Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre bearing the Signature of the Medical Officer and the stamp of the Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre.

The validity of the certificate starts after the 10th day of the vaccination to the life of the person vaccinated.

The passengers who have taken the Yellow Fever Vaccination are also requested to inform the Port Health Organisation Cochin about serious/ life threatening side effects, if any, they had within 1 month of the vaccination in writing to Port Health Officer at the following E-mail ID – pho.cochin-dghs@gov.in or by phone 0484 2666130.   The side effects includes continuous fever/ pain or lump at the site of injection, allergy, breathlessness, asthma, itching at the site of injection or severe anaphylactic reaction following vaccination.

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