Polio Vaccinations Required for Travelers from Nine Countries

Effective immediately, citizens of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria seeking to enter China must present an official certificate of polio vaccination at the port of entry. Travelers who cannot present a vaccination certificate that was issued within the previous year will either receive an oral polio vaccine at the port of entry or will be denied entry. Immigration officials have not clarified whether citizens of other countries who have visited these nine countries also require vaccination. Additional guidance is expected in the coming weeks.