Free of charge yellow fever vaccination in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires. Yellow fever vaccine. Gratis.

This vaccine is given free of charge at 690 Ingeniero Huergo Avenue (Huergo and Chile).

The clinic´s working hours are:

Mondays from 14:00 to 15:00 hours.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:00 to 12:00 hours.
Thursdays and Fridays from 15:00 to 16:00 hours.

Your passport is required. It is the only clinic which gives an official certificate in Argentina.

Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.

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Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.

How soon after the vaccine is taken is it effective? I am travelling to Iguazu Falls from Buenos Aires on 1/1/08, and will be in Buenos Aires from 12/29 until 12/31.

Is the clinic state sponsored? Do you need an appointment or is it first come first serve?

The vaccine is effective 10 days after it is taken. This clinic is paid by the state. You do not need an appointment. This vaccine is not needed to visit the Iguazu Falls.

Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.

Winter in Buenos Aires.

Previous report:

I would say you should wear something somewhere between heavy jacket and fleece top and you are good to go... I was there through the end of June last year (2006) and got by with a relatively thin leather jacket... but I think a lot of it depends on what you are used to as well. A lot of the Argentines tended to think it was ridiculously cold, wearing huge jackets and stuff, but as I am from the northeastern United States, I am pretty used to it being a lot colder than that... and then the people from places like Minnesota who were used to it a lot colder than me just wore things like a track jacket... though I think they were a bit crazy, haha.

Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.

Please, ignore post number 4. It was posted by mistake.

Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.

the above is the same address given to me by the US Embassy when i needed to get a new passport

ATTENTION TRAVELERS!
Yellow fever - "Fibre Amarilla" is hitting S.America. . . Don't panic ah?! It's allways here somewhere, so business as usual.
just make sure you get vacinated if you are going to all those god forsaken amazone lands and Jungles.
If you are in Buenos Aires there is that place where Jorge (thanks man!) wrote about.
I was there 2day.
The hours changed though, and u no longer have to bring anything but u'r passport. (Some sites say u need to bring your own insector and all... it costs 90 centavos, but u don't need it, they have it all there.)
I forget the opening hours - But the days are monday to fridey (Lunes a Viernes) and it's not an hour day - It's from arround 10 i think - until 16:00 ! so u got all day. . . it's a painless 0.3 sec. thing. it's like a Vaccination factory. u go in, groups of 15 at a time, give u'r passport, get it in the waiting room (5 minutes w8 no more.) then get the shoot in a sec.
Go for it.
b.t.w - u can take either 61/62 buses to Avenida paso colon arround 600 and go 2 blocs down to Ingeniero Huergo 690.
(It's the crossing of Ingeniero Huergo AND Chile.
You can also take the Train (not the subte!) that passes Puerto maderonto the INDEPENDENCIA stop. The place is across the rail road. watch out when crossing!
Happy travels!!

Jorge,

First off, thanks for all the great info on BA and Argentina! I see your posts all over this forum and they're quite helpful.

I'll be needing to get my wife the Yellow Fever Vaccination once in Argentina. Is this clinic still offering the shot? Is it still the only place to get it in Argentina that you know of?

If not Jorge then anyone else have any tips on this shot and where to get it?

Thanks!

Ghoom

Monterey, California

This clinic is working as usual. I will go tomorrow in the morning (it is too late today) to check their working hours and let you know. It is the only place in Argentina where they give you the official certificate. All free of charge.

Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.

Great. That's truly above and beyond the call of duty.

Any idea how strict they are at the Bolivian border? My wife's vaccination will not be 10 days old and therefore not "effective" or officially valid by the time we hope to reach the border at Villaron. Mine will be and I am hoping that the fact she has one at all and my preceeding her in the immigration line will slide us on through.

Thanks!

Ghoom

Travelers who do not have a valid ICVP will still be allowed to enter Bolivia if they agree to sign an affidavit exempting the Bolivian state from any liability in the event the traveler gets sick with yellow fever within the Bolivian territory. This last option may cause delays at the point of entry.

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Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.

Notices on the clinic´s door
Working hours

Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.

Dude, you rock. Thanks very much!

Ghoom

hi jorge,

cheers for the information. im going to come down to the clinic some time in the next few weeks, but you say i need my passport, which isnt a problem, but im a few months over my visa, so will this be a problem at the clinic? will they still give me the jab and not kick up any fuss about the visa? or could there be trouble?

thanks
nick

Jorge, thanks for posting so much really useful information. I can't tell you how much it's appreciated.

Regarding this clinic - does anyone know if they do any other jabs? Tetanus (TD or Tdap), typhoid, meningitis, etc?
I'm planning on going for the yellow fever shot and I may as well get as many done as I can.

Thanks.

Hello,

does anyone know whether I need a vaccination if I wanted to go Iguazu falls?
If I check it here: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentUpdatedYFMapArgentina.aspx , it sure looks like it.
I was wondering if someone knows otherwise.

Thanks!

This vaccine is given free of charge. The only difference is that there are long queues now.

Jorge Daniel Barchi.
Buenos Aires.

Hi

I am traveling to south america at the end of jan. was just wondering if anyone knows if they are still giving the jabs for free in BA as its a while since the post was started.

Cheers Rob

Sorry about sounding snobby here, but are the medical standards up to what I might expect in Europe and the US, ie. fresh needles, etc? The clinic itself certainly looks different to what we're used to!

hello.
does anyone know of vaccination places in buenos aires? i probably need rabies pre exposure shots, because i will also be travelling to peru and bolivia. what's the pricer per shot? as far as i know one need three shots over a month.

thank you. verena.

I just went to get jabbed for yellow fever today.
There was a queue but it was quite efficient and the whole process was done in about half an hour.
the clinic is open from Mon to fridays, from 10am to 3pm.
Yes, it's still free and you need to bring your passport but that's all.
hope that helps!

its been a year and half since the last post... i was wondering if they are still offering the free yellow fever shots?
I will be going to bolivia and i believe they need proof of a yellow fever vaccination

thanks