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SECTION 21: VACCINATIONS


If you are planning a holiday, please check with the clinic about vaccinations.


YOU MUST NOT RECEIVE ANY LIVE VACCINES AT ANY TIME


Live vaccines:

BCG

Yellow fever

MMR (mumps, measles and rubella)

Smallpox

Oral polio (live) Sabin vaccine


Vaccines which you may have:

Tetanus toxoid

Inactivated polio vaccine (IVP)

Hepatitis B vaccine

Hepatitis A vaccine

Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine

Diphtheria

Influenza

Pertussis (whooping cough)

Pneumococcal vaccine

Cholera (in patients over 6 months of age)

Typhoid (in patients over 12 months of age)


If you come into contact with chicken pox or other viruses, notify the Transplant Team immediately.
Check with the doctors on the Transplant Team before receiving any vaccinations.
We recommend that all patients have an annual ‘Flu Shot’. This can be obtained from your GP.





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