As the global travel industry prepares to reopen, certain countries are enforcing a decade-old vaccination mandate.
Paraguay's authorities recently announced a proof of immunization against yellow fever would be required for travelers arriving from or leaving for Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela.
These countries reported new Yellow fever cases throughout 2021.
South America’s Yellow Fever Epidemic Disrupts Travel
Measles Becomes Endemic in Afghanistan
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently confirmed Afghanistan had joined a list of countries where the measles virus has become endemic.
‘Overall risk at the national level is assessed as very high,’ says the WHO.
The regional risk is considered moderate due to the movement of people into Tajikistan, Iran, and Pakistan. While at the global level, the measles risk is deemed low due to moderately high global measles-containing vaccine (MCV) coverage estimates.
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