Travel Clinic

Yellow Fever Vaccine 

Yellow fever vaccine may be required for entry into certain countries. The following link presents country-specific information on yellow fever (YF) vaccine requirements and recommendations Yellow Fever Vaccine & Malaria Prevention Information, by Country | CDC Yellow Book 2024.

The Florida Department of Health in Miami Dade’s immunization program provides Yellow Fever vaccine. A single dose provides lifelong protection for most people. Yellow fever vaccination is contraindicated and should be avoided when the recipient has a condition that increases the risk for a serious adverse reaction. Follow this link to review the contraindications for administering the Yellow Fever vaccine. contraindications-administering-yellow-fever-vaccine.pdf (cdc.gov)

If you have been diagnosed with any of the health conditions considered contraindications to receive the Yellow Fever vaccine, you must follow up with your healthcare provider to obtain a medical clearance to receive the vaccine, if your current health status allows it, before showing to your scheduled appointment. If your health condition does not allow you to take the Yellow Fever vaccine, you need to request from your healthcare provider a medical waiver in lieu of yellow fever vaccination. Once you have obtained the medical waiver from your healthcare provider, you can schedule an appointment in our clinic to issue a medical exemption based on your healthcare provider decision.

Call our appointment line at 786.845.0550 to schedule an appointment.

Prices are subject to change.

Malaria Prophylaxis Prescription 

The Florida Department of Health in Miami Dade’s immunization program following CDC recommendations provides prescription for drugs to prevent malaria. This is provided by a travel consultation preceded by a pretravel assessment in which multiple factors are assessed to evaluate the risks of acquiring malaria infection. The risk for a traveler contracting malaria differs substantially from region to region and from traveler to traveler, even within a single country, based upon travelers’ behaviors and circumstances. If you are traveling to a country or region associated with a moderate or high estimated relative risk of malaria infection, chemoprophylaxis should be prescribed.

If you would like to check malaria information and prophylaxis by country, please follow this link CDC - Malaria - Travelers - Malaria Information and Prophylaxis, by Country and to expedite your clinic visit , fill out the pretravel assessment tool and bring it with you to the scheduled appointment.

You can learn how to protect yourself following the travel health notices, provided by the CDC, typing the country where you are going to in this link Travelers' Health | CDC.

Call our appointment line at 786.845.0550 to schedule an appointment.

The cost for the travel consultation for malaria prophylaxis prescription is $65.00.

Prices are subject to change.