Immunizations
Guidelines for Vaccinating Dialysis Patients and Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease is a summary of recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
| Vaccinations Recommended for Adults With Kidney Disease or a Kidney Transplant | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vaccines | Post-Transplant | Kidney Disease |
| Diphtheria-Tetanus (Dt) | Recommended | Recommended |
| Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) | Do not use | Use if needed |
| Hepatitis B | Use if needed | Recommended |
| Hemophilus influenza type b (Hib) | Recommended | Use if needed |
| Pneumococcal | Recommended | Recommended |
| Meningococcal (meningitis) | Use if needed | Use if needed |
| Influenza (flu) | Recommended | Recommended |
| Chickenpox | Do not use | Recommended |
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine.
The second edition of The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians by Gary Marshall, MD, is now available for purchase. This "Purple Book" contains practical advice and background for the practitioner on vaccine infrastructure, standards and regulations, business aspects of vaccine practice, general recommendations, schedules, special circumstances, and how to address a patient's concerns about vaccines.
The Adult Immunizations brochure is a summary of information presented in this brochure is intended for Medicare fee-for-service physicians, providers, suppliers, and other health care professionals who furnish or provide referrals for and/or file claims for the Medicare-covered preventive benefits discussed in this brochure.
2011 - 2012 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine
The 2011-2012 seasonal influenza vaccine contain the following three vaccine viruses:- An A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)-like virus;
- An A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)-like virus; and
- A B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus.
These are the same viruses that were selected for the 2010-2011 influenza vaccine.
HOWEVER IT IS IMPERATIVE TO GET A SHOT THIS YEAR
EVEN THOUGH THE VACCINE IS THE SAME
AS IMMUNITY WANES WITH TIME.
Who should get vaccinated this season?
Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine each year. This recommendation has been in place since February 24, 2010. While everyone should get a flu vaccine each flu season, it's especially important that certain people get vaccinated either because they are at high risk of having serious flu-related complications or because they live with or care for people at high risk for developing flu-related complications. These special populations include:
- Pregnant women
- Children younger than 5, but especially children younger than 2 years old
- People 50 years of age and older
- People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
- People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
- People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:
- Health care workers
- Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
- Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)
For additional information, please click on the following links:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/flu_vaccine_updates.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/