If you are travelling to distant countries, you should get advice in good time. We advise you on vaccinations and health risks at your destination and give the vaccinations you need. Our practice is an officially authorised yellow fever vaccination centre.
Travel vaccination advice
We discuss your destination, the length and type of your trip with you and check your vaccination status. We then recommend the right vaccinations, for example against hepatitis A and B, typhoid, rabies, meningococcus or Japanese encephalitis, and advise you on protection against malaria and on your travel first-aid kit. We also top up any missing standard vaccinations such as tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough or polio.
If possible, please come four to eight weeks before you leave, because some vaccinations need several appointments. Bring your vaccination record and your travel route.
Yellow fever vaccination
Yellow fever occurs in parts of Africa and South America. Some countries require proof of vaccination on entry. Only authorised yellow fever vaccination centres may give this vaccination and certify it in the international certificate of vaccination.
- The international certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is valid for life. If you travel to a yellow fever area again and the vaccination was 10 or more years ago, the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) recommends a single booster.
- The certificate is only valid for entry from the 10th day after vaccination, so please plan the vaccination in good time.
- As a rule, we only vaccinate people under 60 against yellow fever. From the age of 60, the risk of rare but serious side effects after the first vaccination is higher. If your trip is unavoidable, we discuss the approach with you individually.
- Yellow fever vaccine is a live vaccine. If your immune system is weakened, for example by immunosuppressive treatment, during pregnancy or with certain pre-existing conditions, the vaccination may not be possible or only with restrictions. We clarify this with you beforehand.
- Please book an appointment for the yellow fever vaccination. Please read the DTG information sheet on yellow fever vaccination (PDF, in German) beforehand and bring the completed questionnaire with you.
Costs
Travel medicine advice is not covered by statutory health insurance. For patients with statutory insurance we offer it as a self-pay service (IGeL); for private patients we charge according to the German medical fee schedule (GOÄ). Many health insurers reimburse travel vaccinations in full or in part. It is best to ask your health insurer beforehand.