By Andrea Hargraves 
The yellow fever vaccine is available all year round in basic health units in Aracaju. Vaccinations take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with specific days to apply.
According to the SMS Municipal Vaccination Program Coordinator, Yuri Belchiur, between 2019 and 2021, SMS used 6,763 doses of the vaccine. “Because Sergipe is not part of the disease risk areas, the yellow fever vaccine is only available to people who need to travel to these areas, or those traveling internationally, when proven. It is important for a person to seek vaccination 10 days before the trip on the least, until there is enough time for immunization.”
The following are accepted as proof of access to the vaccine: a copy of the plane or road ticket, accommodation reservation, event registration or even proof of accommodation, if the flight is for family members residing in these areas. At the time of vaccination, it is also necessary to present an identity document, proof of residency in Aracaju and a vaccination card.
Vaccination points and vaccination days
UBS Augusto César Leite, in Santa Tereza (Monday and Wednesday); UBS Celso Daniel, in the Santa Maria neighborhood (Monday and Thursday); UBS Joaldo Barbosa, in America’s neighborhood (on Tuesdays and Wednesdays); UBS Edézio Vieira de Melo, in Siqueira Campos (Monday and Thursday); UPS Maria do Seu, Downtown (Tuesdays and Fridays); UPS Renato Mazzi Lucas, in Santos Dumont (Monday and Tuesday); UBS Lauro Dantas, in Bugio (only on Wednesdays); and UBS Dona Sinhazinha in Grageru (also Wednesdays only).
vaccinate children
Since last year, the Ministry of Health has been recommending that children aged nine months to four years, who need to travel to endemic areas, get the first dose, and at age four, get the booster dose. “After this age, all people who need to travel to these areas get one dose that provides lifelong protection,” Yuri confirms.
Vaccine restrictions
Older adults 60+, pregnant women (at any pregnancy), breastfeeding women, people with autoimmune diseases, and people with HIV must submit a medical report indicating that there are no contraindications to receiving the vaccine.
According to the Ministry of Health, the yellow fever vaccine cannot be applied to: People who are immunosuppressed after illness or treatments. Immunosuppressants (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, high doses of corticosteroids); Patients using anti-metabolism or disease-modifying drugs; transplant patients and patients with oncological diseases undergoing chemotherapy; people who have had a severe allergic reaction or neurological illness after a previous dose of the vaccine; Patients with a previous history of thymus disease. And people who are allergic to eggs.