- It is important to make sure that you have been adequately vaccinated prior to the transplant (i.e. pneuomococcal vaccine, flu-vaccine, etc).
- After the transplant, however, some vaccines should not be administered to patients on drugs that suppress the immune system.
- See below for a list of vaccines that are appropriate for patients before and after the transplant procedure.
- Please discuss the use of vaccines with a member of the transplant team before receiving any vaccinations.
- You will be given the flu (influenza) vaccine every year and the pneumococcal vaccine every five years in the kidney transplant clinics.
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Vaccine
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Recommended for transplant candidates
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Recommended for transplant recipients
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Influenza (Flu)
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Yes
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Yes
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Hepatitis B
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Yes
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Yes
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Hepatitis A
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Yes
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Yes
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Tetanus
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Yes
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Yes
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Polio, inactivated
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Yes
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Yes
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S. pneumonia
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Yes
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Yes
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N. meningitides
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Yes
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Yes
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Rabies
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Yes
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Yes
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Varicella
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Yes
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No
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BCG
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Yes
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No
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Smallpox
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No
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No
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Anthrax
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No
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No
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