Immunization of people with asplenia and hyposplenia
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- Can receive all routine vaccines, including live vaccines
- Vaccines specifically recommended in asplenia or hyposplenia:
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- Neisseria meningitidis: quadrivalent Men-C-ACYW and either 4CMenB or MenB-fHBP
- Streptococcus pneumoniae: Pneu-C-13 followed by Pneu-P-23
- Influenza (annually)
- If transfusion-dependent: hepatitis A and B vaccines
- Should also have pill-in-pocket broad-spectrum oral antibiotics to be taken in case of fever