[Resolved]  Apollo Hospitals — Yellow Fever Vaccination

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West Bengal

I have taken my Yellow Fever Vaccination from Apollo Hospitals, Kolkata. The concerned doctor was Dr. T.K. Das (Senior Consultant Dept. of Medicine & Rheurnatology), The doctor just gave the certificate on his letter head.

While coming back from Ethiopis (Africa), I was stopped at the immigration at Mumbai Airport and was asked to shoe the yellow fever vaccination certificate. I showed the certificate given my the doctor. To my shock, they told me that this certificate is not valid and there is a proper format in which the certificate should be given.

I was kept at the airport for 4 hours and i also missed by connecting flight to Dubai. Moreover i was told that apollo hospitals are not allowed to give yellow fever vaccination. And only govt, hospitals are allowed.

If this is the case, then the doctor should have told me. When i went to the doctor for vaccination, I also exolained him that I am going to Africa for my business and i need that yellow fever vaccination. He should have told me at that time only.

After coming from Africa, I send my person to the concerned doctor again for the proper certificate> But doctor's secretary staright forward denied and told that nothing else canbe given and also asked us to do whatever we can.

Now, this vaccination can be taken only once in 10 years. And since i have taken once in 2011 i cannot take it for 10 years from any other government hospital also.

My business is in Ethiopia. So what should i do? Copy of the certificate is also enclosed.

Some stern action should be taken against the hospital as its a shere negligence in their part to give such vaccination.