Carte Jaune

A vaccination certificate has the purpose to prove vaccinations that a person has received. From it is also apparent that further vaccinations are due and when. The certificate of vaccination should also prevent incorrect or already existing vaccination is carried out. A vaccination certificate is ideally already issued at birth.

International certificate of vaccination

The International certificate of vaccination, as vaccination or vaccination record or officially International certificates of vaccination and vaccination record of the World Health Organization (WHO ), is a standardized free vaccination certificate, which in Germany according to § 22 Protection against Infection Act ( 1979 to 2001 according to § 16 of the Federal Communicable Diseases Act), for every newborn is issued and beyond in every health department or the German Green Cross, based in Marburg is available.

For travel to certain countries in the international vaccination certificate must be presented on request. Thus, the uncontrolled spread of infectious diseases (rabies, yellow fever, etc. ) is to be prevented.

In Switzerland, the vaccination card for the reception of further vaccination is mandatory.

The Bavarian Health Services and Consumer Protection Act ( version of 11 December 2012) provides that existing vaccination cards and vaccination certificates must be submitted by the legal guardian at the school entrance examination and other school Impfberatungen.