Who should get vaccinated against Hepatitis B?

A severe allergy to any vaccine component may be a reason not to get the vaccine. Allergic reactions to influenza vaccine are rare. Tell your doctor if you ever had a severe reaction after a dose of influenza vaccine.

Tell your doctor if you ever had Guillain-Barré syndrome (a severe paralytic illness also called GBS). Your doctor will help you decide whether the vaccine is recommended for you. Tell your doctor if you have gotten any other vaccines in the past 4 weeks.

Anyone with a nasal condition serious enough to make breathing difficult, such as a very stuffy nose, should get the flu shot instead. People who are moderately or severely ill should usually wait until they recover before getting flu vaccine. If you are ill, talk to your doctor about whether to reschedule the vaccination.

People with a mild illness can usually get the vaccine. (This information taken from Live Influenza VIS dated 7/2/12. Some people should not get JE vaccine.

Anyone who has ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of this JE vaccine should not get another dose. (Note: A different JE vaccine was available until early 2011. A life-threatening reaction to that vaccine might not be a reason to avoid the current vaccine.

Anyone who has a life-threatening allergy to any vaccine component should not get the vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. Pregnant women should generally not get JE vaccine.

But if you are pregnant, check with your doctor. It could be recommended under certain circumstances. Areas, tell your doctor.

You may be at lower risk and not need the vaccine. (This information taken from Japanese Encephalitis VIS dated 12/7/11. Some people should not get MMR vaccine or should wait.

The antibiotic neomycin, or any other component of MMR vaccine, should not get the vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. Anyone who had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of MMR or MMRV vaccine should not get another dose.

Some people who are sick at the time the shot is scheduled may be advised to wait until they recover before getting MMR vaccine. Pregnant women should not get MMR vaccine. Pregnant women who need the vaccine should wait until after giving birth.

Women should avoid getting pregnant for 4 weeks after vaccination with MMR vaccine. Any of these might be a reason to not get the vaccine, or delay vaccination until later. (This information taken from MMR VIS dated 4/20/12.

Have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of MMRV vaccine, or to either MMR or varicella vaccine. Have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to any component of the vaccine, including gelatin or the antibiotic neomycin. Tell the doctor if your child has any severe allergies.

Have HIV/AIDS, or another disease that affects the immune system. Are being treated with drugs that affect the immune system, including high doses of oral steroids for 2 weeks or longer. Have any kind of cancer.

Are being treated for cancer with radiation or drugs. Has a history of seizures, or has a parent, brother or sister with a history of seizures. Has a parent, brother or sister with a history of immune system problems.

Has ever had a low platelet count, or another blood disorder. Recently had a transfusion or received other blood products. Might be pregnant.

Children who are moderately or severely ill at the time the shot is scheduled should usually wait until they recover before getting MMRV vaccine. Children who are only mildly ill may usually get the vaccine. Ask your provider for more information.

(This information taken from MMRV VIS dated 5/21/10. Some people should not get meningococcal vaccine or should wait. Anyone who has ever had a severe (life-threatening) allergic reaction to a previous dose of MCV4 or MPSV4 vaccine should not get another dose of either vaccine.

Anyone who has a severe (life-threatening) allergy to any vaccine component should not get the vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. Anyone who is moderately or severely ill at the time the shot is scheduled should probably wait until they recover.

Ask your doctor. People with a mild illness can usually get the vaccine. Meningococcal vaccines may be given to pregnant women.

MCV4 is a fairly new vaccine and has not been studied in pregnant women as much as MPSV4 has. It should be used only if clearly needed. The manufacturers of MCV4 maintain pregnancy registries for women who are vaccinated while pregnant.

Except for children with sickle cell disease or without a working spleen, meningococcal vaccines may be given at the same time as other vaccines. (This information taken from Meningococcal VIS dated 10/14/11. Some children should not get PCV13 or should wait.

Containing diphtheria toxoid (for example, DTaP). Children who are known to have a severe allergy to ay component of PCV7 or PCV13 should not get PCV13. Child has any severe allergies.

Before getting the vaccine. (This information taken from PCV13 VIS dated 4/16/10. Anyone who has had a life-threatening allergic reaction to PPSV should not get another dose.

Anyone who has a severe allergy to any component of a vaccine should not get that vaccine. Provider if you have any severe allergies. Recover before getting the vaccine.

Someone with a mild illness can usually be vaccinated. Although there is no evidence that PPSV is harmful to either a pregnant woman or to her fetus, as a precaution, women with conditions that put them at risk for pneumococcal disease should be vaccinated before becoming pregnant, if possible. (This information taken from PPSV VIS dated 10/6/09.

Some people should not get IPV or should wait. Anyone with a life-threatening allergy to any component of IPV, including the antibiotics neomycin, streptomycin or polymyxin B, should not get polio vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies.

Anyone who has a severe allergic reaction to a polio shot should not get another one. Anyone who is moderately or severely ill at the time the shot is scheduled should usually wait until they recover before getting polio vaccine. People with minor illnesses, such as a cold, may be vaccinated.

Ask your health care provider for more information. (This information taken from IPV VIS dated 11/08/11.