I'm from Singapore. I have heard that it is required to have a smallpox vaccine certification on hand before entering Dubai. Is it true? Anyone here recently went there? Thanks.. any information will be great.
2006-07-21 01:07:44 · 5 answers · asked by Wong JD 1 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ United Arab Emirates
I was in dubai at christmas and they didnt ask for any cert regarding smallpox. I have never heard of you having to have one either. if you go to the website for emirates airlines you can get all the information you need regarding entry requirements for the country. Have a good time while you are there it is a great place to visit. I would love to go back for a longer visit. The people i met were very friendly
2006-07-21 01:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by jakeybird2000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to check with health services in your country. Only thing I know from experience is that Dubai is a very clean place, comparable to Singapore. I'm not from Singapore but visited UAE some years ago for holidays without taking additional vaccination.
2006-07-21 01:12:46 · answer #2 · answered by plie3824 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The vaccine against smallpox is made out of purified and attenuated cowpox (vaccinia) virus. it relatively is derived from calf lymph and is not any longer based on there being any actually smallpox virus obtainable as none is in the vaccine. Smallpox has been eradicated in the wild worldwide extensive via fact vaccination became into so effective. There are samples of the virus saved in the u . s . a . and Russia in nicely controlled laboratories. even nonetheless, that's continuously available that some rogue u . s . or team has get entry to to smallpox virus and ought to in all probability use it in a organic and organic attack. We subsequently would desire to maintain a inventory of vaccine against it and to be certain that troops being deployed into circumstances the place organic and organic weapons must be used are literally secure.
2016-10-08 03:56:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am staying in Dubai. As far as i know there is no any restriction from Dubai health department. Please check with singapore health authority if they have any requirement?
2006-07-22 03:05:22 · answer #4 · answered by swa 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO. There is now no country in the world requiring proof of smallpox vaccination for entry. Smallpox was declared eradicated world-wide in the early 1970s and vaccination stopped shortly afterwards.
The only vaccination for which there is now an internationally recognised certificate is for Yellow Fever. This vaccination is only required when travelling from countries where YF is widespread.
2014-09-05 13:47:42 · answer #5 · answered by Roddy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋