Usual Adult Dose for Yellow Fever Prophylaxis:
0.5 mL subcutaneously-Booster doses may be given to patients vaccinated at least 10 years prior and at increased risk of yellow fever infectionComments:-A single dose provides long lasting protection in most healthy individuals, however an additional dose may be given who may not have an adequate or sustained vaccine response (e.g.  vaccinated during pregnancy, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, HIV infected) who are at continued risk for exposure to yellow fever.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Yellow Fever Prophylaxis:
9 months and older: 0.5 mL subcutaneously-Booster doses may be given to patients vaccinated at least 10 years prior and at increased risk of yellow fever infectionUnder 9 months: ContraindicatedComments:-Use in patients under 9 months old is contraindicated due to the risk of yellow fever vaccine-associated viscerotropic disease, which usually occurs 10 days after vaccination.-A single dose provides long lasting protection in most healthy individuals, however an additional dose may be given who may not have an adequate or sustained vaccine response (e.g.  vaccinated during pregnancy, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, HIV infected) who are at continued risk for exposure to yellow fever.
 Detailed Yellow fever vaccine dosage information
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