Contraindications to vaccines
| Childhood vaccine | Anaphylaxis after previous dose or severe allergy to vaccine component | Pregnancy | Severely immuno-compro- mised* |
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| BCG28 |  |
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Read the GACVS statement on the safety of the BCG vaccine in HIV-infected children | |
| DTwP30 | |
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| DTaP30 | |
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| OPV29 | |
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| IPV29 | |
CAVEAT: allergy to neomycin. | ||
| Measles31 | |
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Severe allergy to gelatine is a contraindication to vaccination with MMR vaccine MMR vaccineA preparation of live attenuated measles, mumps, and rubella viruses together in one vaccine, used to immunize against measles, mumps, and rubella..
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| HepB63 | |
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| Rotavirus61 | |
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| Hib65 | |
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| PCV-766 | |
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| Yellow fever62 | |
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CAVEAT: severe allergy to egg. Contraindicated in infants less than 6 months. |