Yellow Fever Provider
This page provides information about Yellow Fever and how to become a Yellow Fever Provider.
What is Yellow Fever?
Yellow fever is a disease caused by a virus that is spread through mosquito bites. Symptoms take 3–6 days to develop and include fever, chills, headache, backache, and muscle aches. About 15% of people who get yellow fever develop serious illness that can lead to bleeding, shock, organ failure, and sometimes death. (CDC website)
Who is at Risk?
Travelers to certain parts of South America and Africa are at risk for yellow fever. See the box below for specific information about the country where you are traveling. (CDC website)
How do I become an Authorized Yellow Fever Provider?
- Complete the CDC Yellow Fever Vaccine Course including the stamp holder and staff that will be administering the vaccine (CDC website)
- Once you have completed the course, fill out the application
- Fax or email the completed application and course certificate(s) to immunize@health.ok.gov or (405) 426-8580
- Follow the recommended procedures for Yellow Fever Vaccination Center in Oklahoma
- Review Yellow Fever Fact Sheet
Additional Resources for Providers
Yellow Fever Information for Clinicians (CDC website)
ACIP Recommendations on Yellow Fever Vaccine (CDC website)
Yellow Fever Vaccine Recommendations by Country (CDC website)
CDC Announcement:
Sanofi Pasteur, the manufacturer of the only yellow fever vaccine (YF-Vax) licensed in the United States, expects to provide an update by the end of 2019 on the return to supply of YF-Vax.
**NOTICE**
At this time there is a Nation-wide shortage of the Yellow Fever Vaccine (YF-Vax). In light of this shortage Sanofi Pasteur has coordinated with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other stakeholders on a contingency plan. They have been granted approval by FDA to distribute Stamaril yellow fever vaccine in the United States during the YF-Vax shortage. Also produced by Sanofi Pasteur, Stamaril is licensed and marketed in more than 70 countries outside the United States. Stamaril has been used in other countries for decades and is comparable in safety and efficacy to YF-Vax. Sanofi Pasteur can provide Stamaril to only a limited number of clinics, which were selected on the basis of quantity of yellow fever vaccine administered. Two sites have been authorized by Sanofi Pasteur in Oklahoma to order Yellow Fever Vaccine (Tulsa City County Health Department and Passport Health in Oklahoma City) at this time.
You may still want to go through the Yellow Fever Vaccination Center approval process so when the Yellow Fever Vaccine (YF-Vax) shortage ends you will have your stamp and center designation completed.
For more information or for questions, please contact:
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Immunization Services
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Suite 1702
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406
Physical Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK
Phone: (405) 426-8580
Email: immunize@health.ok.gov
