3RD September, 2011
PRESS RELEASE
FOLLOWING AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION ON THE AMMENDMENT TO THE YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION POLICY TO TRAVELLERS COMING FROM YELLOW FEVER RISK COUNTRIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE ZAMBIA HIGH COMMISSIONER TO SOUTH AFRICA LT. COL BIZWAYO NKUNIKA (RTD) IS HEREBY INFORMING ALL TRAVELLERS ABOVE THE AGE OF ONE, TRAVELLING FROM ZAMBIA TO SOUTH AFRICA, THAT WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST OCTOBER, 2011 IT WILL BE A REQUIREMENT TO SHOW PROOF OF YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION (UNLESS IN POSSESSION OF A VALID WAIVER CERTIFICATE).
TRAVELLERS ARE FURTHER ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT THE VACCINATION IS DONE TEN DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE AND FROM A WORLD HEALTH ORGNISATION (WHO) APPROVED CENTRE.
FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THIS REQUIREMENT WILL ATTRACT PENALTIES SUCH AS REFUSAL OF ENTRY INTO SOUTH AFRICA AND BEING QUARANTINED UNTIL THE CERTIFICATE BECOMES VALID FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN SIX DAYS.
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER IS APPEALING TO TRAVELLERS FROM ZAMBIA TO SOUTH AFRICA TO ABIDE BY THIS REQUIREMENT TO AVOID BEING INCONVENIENCED.
DOREEN MUKANZO
FIRST SECRETARY (PRESS)
ZAMBIA HIGH COMMISSION
PRETORIA
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