Yellow Fever - Vaccine Exemption
Same-day international, yellow fever vaccine exemption certificate, required to confirm you cannot be given the yellow fever vaccine.
Availability: UK and International 
Yellow Fever Vaccine Exemption Certificate
If you are unable to have a yellow fever vaccine for medical reasons, you may require an exemption certificate as evidence.
Many countries around the world require either a yellow fever vaccination certificate of a QR coded, vaccine exemption certificate, to enable entry.
Our doctors can provide you with a same-day yellow fever exemption certificate that will confirm that you are advised against taking the yellow fever vaccine, due to associated health risks. No appointment is needed – simply apply online.
What will I receive?
You will receive a verifiable digital PDF letter signed by a medical professional and sent directly to your mobile, containing the following details:
Your name and date of birth.
Medical confirmation that you should avoid the yellow fever vaccine,
Signature and authorisation by one of our GMC-registered UK doctors.
Contact details of ZoomDoc Health with a QR code enabling a verification check.
Important – clinical indications for exemption certificate
Specific clinical indications for which our doctors can provide this certificate include:
Allergic reaction to other vaccines
History of anaphylaxis to a vaccine
Known allergy to vaccine components
Egg allergy
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome
Current moderate or severe illness
Severe reaction to a previous yellow fever vaccine
Myocarditis or pericarditis after a previous vaccine
Older than 60 years of age
Babies under 6 months old
People with a weakened immune system, such as those with leukaemia or lymphoma.
People whose immune system is weakened by treatment, such as steroids and chemotherapy
A thymus gland disorder or who’ve had their thymus gland removed
Close relative who has had a severe reaction to this vaccine causing damage to the brain or other organs
Please note: Without verifiable proof of a clinical indication for exemption, our doctors will be unable to provide this certificate.
This yellow fever vaccine exemption certificate expires 12 months after issue.
Yellow fever exemption certificate or proof of vaccination required if travelling to an area endemic with yellow fever:
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
Why do I need a vaccine exemption certificate?
Vaccine exemption certificates are intended for individuals who cannot receive vaccines for a number of medical reasons, but may still require access to services; locations, or even jobs that require proof of vaccination.
This type of certificate aims to stop vaccine exempt people from being discriminated against or excluded from a number of activities that otherwise require a full vaccination course.
Your Medical Team
How to get a Yellow Fever vaccine exemption certificate online
Upload a video and complete a questionnaire
Upload by 9pm for same-day service. This should be a 30 second – 1 minute video + your digital health summary or a doctor’s letter confirming one of the exemption medical criteria.
Doctor validates evidence
Our doctors will look over the evidence you provide.
Receive your certificate, same day
You’ll receive an email with your letter, with a QR code so they can be verified and accepted worldwide.
Which countries require a yellow fever certificate to enter?
A number of countries in Africa, and central and South America, have high numbers of yellow fever infections, and for this reason it is important to either protect yourself from the virus with a yellow fever vaccine or, if this is not possible for medical reasons, then you must carry a yellow fever vaccine exemption certificate before travelling to one of these countries.
- Angola
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- French Guiana
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Niger
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
What will I need to supply?
To allow us to assess your condition and issue a medical certificate, we will require the following information:
A photo of your passport or driving license
Your digital Summary Care Record or a doctor’s letter confirming the medical reason for exemption
Your completed online medical form
Details of your regular NHS GP (if you have one)
Send us a message
If your query is not answered below - please send us a message via the form below.
Frequently Asked Questions
✓ Upload a photo of your passport or driving license
✓ Complete a medical questionnaire
✓ Upload your digital Summary Care Record or a doctor’s letter confirming the medical reason for exemption
Once scanned, your personal online results portal is loaded, from where your medical letter can be reviewed and personal details confirmed.
Once our doctors have provided a medical letter, we are unable to process a refund.
We are a UK-regulated healthcare service and all our doctors are registered with the UK General Medical Council.
- Babies under 6 months old.
- People with a weakened immune system, such as those with leukaemia or lymphoma.
- People whose immune system is weakened by treatment, such as steroids and chemotherapy.
-People who are allergic to any of the ingredients in the vaccine, including people with an egg allergy.
- People who've had a severe reaction to a previous dose of yellow fever vaccine.
- People with a thymus gland disorder or who've had their thymus gland removed.
- People over the age of 60 who are travelling to areas where yellow fever vaccine is not generally recommended. [Simply confirming your age with your passport is sufficient evidence]
- People who have a close relative who has had a severe reaction to the vaccine causing damage to the brain or other organs.