{"id":124,"date":"2016-12-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new-blog.sitata.com\/2016\/12\/28\/costa-rica-s-yellow-fever-vaccination-requirements-have-changed-f44d980c1928\/"},"modified":"2020-09-08T09:29:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T13:29:51","slug":"costa-rica-s-yellow-fever-vaccination-requirements-have-changed-f44d980c1928","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sitata.com\/ar\/costa-rica-s-yellow-fever-vaccination-requirements-have-changed-f44d980c1928\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica\u2019s Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements Have\u00a0Changed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Costa Rica\u2019s Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements Have\u00a0Changed<\/h3>\n

One of Sitata\u2019s team members recently received an email with the subject \u201cconcern\u201d from a leading Canadian university who happens to be one of our best customers. Uh oh. That\u2019s never a good sign. As far as we could tell, nothing was out of the ordinary. It turns out some of our health advice was brought into question.<\/p>\n

The Situation<\/h3>\n

The university had three students who travelled to Trinidad and Tobago and then onward to Costa Rica. Unfortunately, the students were stopped before they could enter Costa Rica because they did not have their Yellow Fever vaccinations. Here is what Sitata\u2019s original advice stated:<\/p>\n

There is no risk of yellow fever transmission. However, this country requires all persons 9 months of age and older to have proof of the yellow fever vaccination if travelling from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission, including transiting more than 12 hours through an airport in a country with risk of yellow fever transmission. This requirement excludes Argentina, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At Sitata, we use software to monitor all of the authoritative resources automatically. Did something change that we were not aware of? Did something slip through the cracks? Of course, we started investigating immediately. Every source we could find seemed to agree with our stance, including the embassy of Costa Rica in Canada.<\/p>\n

Everyone including CDC, WHO, NaTHNaC, and even the Costa Rican Embassy and Costa Rican tourism websites were in agreement. These students should not have been stopped.<\/p>\n

So What Happened?<\/h3>\n

In addition to double-checking the resources available to us, we decided it was best to reach out to the Costa Rican embassy in Canada to get a final say on the matter. After a bit of back and forth, we were informed that a new resolution was implemented on November 4th, 2016 concerning Yellow Fever vaccination requirements. The changes are significant and at the time of writing this article, almost every authoritative source will still need changing.<\/p>\n

Here is a summary of the new recommendations from the resolution. You need Yellow Fever vaccine prior to arrival in Costa Rica if you have visited the following countries:<\/p>\n

Africa<\/h4>\n