Editing Polio vaccine (section)

== Travel requirements ==
{{See also|Vaccination requirements for international travel}}
[[File:Polio vaccination travel requirements map.svg|thumb|400px|Polio vaccination is required for travellers:
{{Legend|#000080|From all countries, to all countries}}
{{Legend|#0000FF|From some countries, to all countries}}
{{Legend|#800080|From some countries, to all countries}}
{{Legend|#008000|From some countries, to some countries}}
{{Legend|#87DE87|To some countries}}
{{Legend|#FFCC00|From some countries}}]]
Travellers who wish to enter or leave certain countries must be vaccinated against polio, usually at most 12 months and at least 4 weeks before crossing the border, and be able to present a vaccination record/certificate at the border checks.<ref name="WHO Travel and Health">{{Cite web |url=https://www.who.int/ith/CHAPTER_6_For_Publication.pdf |title=International Travel and Health. Chapter 6 – Vaccine-preventable diseases and vaccines (2019 update) |publisher=World Health Organization |date=2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=11 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411151558/https://www.who.int/ith/CHAPTER_6_For_Publication.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|25–27}} Most requirements apply only to travel to or from so-called 'polio-endemic', 'polio-affected', 'polio-exporting', 'polio-transmission', or 'high-risk' countries.<ref name="WHO country list">{{Cite web |url=https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/countries-with-risk-of-yellow-fever-transmission-and-countries-requiring-yellow-fever-vaccination-(july-2019) |title=Countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and countries requiring yellow fever vaccination (July 2019) |publisher=World Health Organization |date=4 July 2019 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127232029/https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/countries-with-risk-of-yellow-fever-transmission-and-countries-requiring-yellow-fever-vaccination-(july-2019) |url-status=live }}</ref> As of August 2020, Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only polio-endemic countries in the world (where [[polio eradication|wild polio has not yet been eradicated]]).<ref name=":9">{{Cite news| vauthors = Scherbel-Ball N |date=25 August 2020|title=Africa declared free of polio|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53887947|access-date=25 August 2020|archive-date=26 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826154956/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53887947|url-status=live}}</ref> Several countries have additional precautionary polio vaccination travel requirements, for example to and from 'key at-risk countries', which as of December 2020 include China, Indonesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, and Papua New Guinea.<ref name="WHO country list"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://polioeradication.org/where-we-work/key-at-risk-countries/ |title=Key At-Risk Countries |work=Global Polio Eradication Initiative |publisher=World Health Organization |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429061349/https://polioeradication.org/where-we-work/key-at-risk-countries/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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| {{flag|Afghanistan}}
| Travellers from polio-endemic countries (Pakistan) need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Residents and all travellers staying in Afghanistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of polio vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) when departing from Afghanistan.<ref name="WHO country list"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/afghanistan/risk/polio |title=Afghanistan Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=1 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021023033/https://www.iamat.org/country/afghanistan/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Belize}}
| Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Belize residents travelling to countries with confirmed polio cases also need proof of vaccination.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/belize/risk/polio |title=Belize Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030223600/https://www.iamat.org/country/belize/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Brunei}}
| Travellers from polio-exporting countries need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/brunei-darussalam/risk/polio |title=Brunei Darussalam Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201114654/https://www.iamat.org/country/brunei-darussalam/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Egypt}}
| Travellers from Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, China, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Somalia need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/egypt/risk/polio |title=Egypt Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308061617/https://www.iamat.org/country/egypt/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Georgia}}
| Travellers from at-risk countries need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof are offered OPV vaccination upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/georgia/risk/polio |title=Georgia Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117032629/https://www.iamat.org/country/georgia/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|India}}
| Travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/india/risk/polio |title=India Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030230943/https://www.iamat.org/country/india/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Iran}}
| Travellers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/iran/risk/polio |title=Iran Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030075425/https://www.iamat.org/country/iran/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Iraq}}
| Travellers aged 15+ from Afghanistan and Pakistan need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival; children under age 15 must have received three doses of polio vaccine before travel. Travellers without proof will be vaccinated upon arrival. Travellers departing from Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan must also provide proof of vaccination upon departure.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/iraq/risk/polio |title=Iraq Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120224455/https://www.iamat.org/country/iraq/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Jordan}}
| Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/jordan/risk/polio |title=Jordan Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030073452/https://www.iamat.org/country/jordan/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Lebanon}}
| Travellers from and to polio-affected countries need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/lebanon/risk/polio |title=Lebanon Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030213817/https://www.iamat.org/country/lebanon/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Libya}}
| Travellers from Afghanistan and Pakistan need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/libya/risk/polio |title=Libya Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030221107/https://www.iamat.org/country/libya/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Maldives}}
| Travellers from and to polio-exporting countries, as well as [[Hajj]] and [[Umrah]] pilgrims, need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/maldives/risk/polio |title=Maldives Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030083714/https://www.iamat.org/country/maldives/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Morocco}}
| Travellers from polio-affected countries need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/morocco/risk/polio |title=Morocco Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021023413/https://www.iamat.org/country/morocco/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Nepal}}
| Travellers from Afghanistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/nepal/risk/polio |title=Nepal Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=21 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921102600/https://www.iamat.org/country/nepal/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Oman}}
| Travellers from polio-exporting countries need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/oman/risk/polio |title=Oman Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815075731/https://www.iamat.org/country/oman/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| Travellers from ALL countries planning to stay in Pakistan for more than 4 weeks need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV vaccination upon arrival. Residents and all travellers staying in Pakistan longer than 4 weeks need proof of OPV vaccination when departing from Pakistan.<ref name="WHO country list"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/pakistan/risk/polio |title=Pakistan Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021022622/https://www.iamat.org/country/pakistan/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Philippines}}
| Travellers from or to high-risk countries need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of polio vaccination upon arrival or before departure, respectively.<ref name="WHO country list"/> Due to an [[2019–20 Philippines polio outbreak|ongoing local VDPV2 outbreak]], the government recommends all others travellers to consider getting a polio vaccine or booster dose, depending on their situation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/philippines/risk/polio |title=Philippines Recommended Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025045827/https://www.iamat.org/country/philippines/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Qatar}}
| Travellers from polio-exporting countries (identified by Qatar as: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, and the Philippines) need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/qatar/risk/polio |title=Qatar Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202030843/https://www.iamat.org/country/qatar/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
| Travellers from polio-endemic countries as identified by WHO (Afghanistan and Pakistan) need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref name="WHO country list"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/saint-kitts-and-nevis/risk/polio |title=Saint Kitts & Nevis Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204075910/https://www.iamat.org/country/saint-kitts-and-nevis/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| Travellers from active-transmission (including wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus) and at-risk countries, as well as all travellers from Afghanistan, Congo-Kinshasa, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. Regardless of immunisation status, all travellers from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen will be given an Oral Polio Vaccine dose upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/saudi-arabia/risk/polio |title=Saudi Arabia Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227182449/https://www.iamat.org/country/saudi-arabia/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Seychelles}}
| Travellers from countries with polio outbreaks need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/seychelles/risk/polio |title=Seychelles Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804144538/https://www.iamat.org/country/seychelles/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Syria}}
| Travellers from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Pakistan need [[Carte Jaune]] proof of OPV or IPV vaccination (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure) upon arrival. All Syria residents departing Syria to any country also need proof of vaccination.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/syria/risk/polio |title=Syria Required Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030073925/https://www.iamat.org/country/syria/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{flag|Ukraine}}
| Long-term visitors departing to states with wild or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus transmission should present [[Carte Jaune]] proof of vaccination with at least one dose of bivalent OPV or IPV (received between 4 weeks and 12 months before departure). Persons obliged to undertake urgent international travel must be immunised with a single dose of polio vaccine before their departure.<ref name="WHO country list"/> There is also risk of poliovirus transmission inside Ukraine itself, and travellers to Ukraine are recommended to be up to date with their polio vaccination before entry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iamat.org/country/ukraine/risk/polio |title=Ukraine Recommended Vaccinations: Polio |publisher=International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124000735/https://www.iamat.org/country/ukraine/risk/polio |url-status=live }}</ref>
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