Yellow fever vaccinations
People aged 1 year or over must have an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis if they have stayed overnight or longer in a declared yellow fever-infected country within 6 days before arriving in or returning to Australia.
Go to the National Guidelines for Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres and Providers.
Many countries require arriving travellers who have come from, or travelled through, a yellow fever risk area to hold a valid International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis.
The yellow fever vaccination requirements for entry into each country vary considerably.
Go to the World Health Organisation (WHO) website for a list of countries with yellow fever transmission and countries requiring yellow fever vaccination.
Providing the certificate
Healthcare professionals provide this certificate at the time of vaccination. The certificate is valid for the duration of the life of the person and begins 10 days after vaccination.
Vaccination clinics can order certificate booklets from WHO online.
Approved yellow fever vaccination centres
Yellow fever vaccine must be given by an approved yellow fever vaccination centre that can be found at Yellow Fever - Approved Vaccine Providers.
How to apply to be an approved centre
If your medical practice wants to become an approved centre, you must meet the minimum requirements in the National Guidelines for Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres and Providers.
If your practice meets these criteria, you may complete the application to become an approved yellow fever vaccination centre.
To apply, download and complete the application form and email it to immunisation@act.gov.au.
After you apply
The Health Protection Service will review the application and arrange an onsite visit to finalise the application. Once all requirements are met, the Australian yellow fever vaccine supplier will be notified that your practice is an approved centre.
They will contact you with your yellow fever provider number and let you know that you can order vaccines.
You must nominate a medical practitioner responsible for ensuring the practice continues to meet World Health Organisation (WHO) and Australian requirements for yellow fever vaccination following accreditation.
The nominated person will become the applicant and principal practitioner for yellow fever accreditation requirements.
The nominated medical officer is responsible for ensuring all staff prescribing yellow fever vaccine are compliant with training requirements. Logs and evidence of training must be provided the Health Protection Services Immunisation Unit annually.
Prescribers of yellow fever vaccination
Practitioners seeking to prescribe yellow fever vaccinations, they must complete the online yellow fever course and obtain a certificate of completion.
An individual practitioner is considered to be accredited for a period of not more than three years from the date of completion of the course.
The course is available to all eligible providers on the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine website.
Go to the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to learn more about the individual training requirement for yellow fever vaccination providers.
Annual audit
Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres must provide training logs to the Health Protection Service annually, when requested.