Friday, January 23, 2015

Live Attenuated Vaccines

Oh my goodness, why did I never think to do this before?  Here's a very short list of live attenuated vaccines.  A live attenuated vaccine should not be administered to those who are immunosuppressed or pregnant.  There are also some other categories, like people who have heart conditions or people with an autoimmune disorder.

Adenovirus
Herpes Zoster
Flumist
MMR
Polio
Rotavirus
TB
Varicella
Vaccinia (Smallpox)
Yellow Fever


Feel free to add more if I've missed any.  There are a lot of vaccinations out there, and I believe these are only the ones regularly given in the U.S.

Tangentially related, this is a pretty good way to administer vaccines, 
if you can avoid stabbing yourself:


Resources:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/B/us-vaccines.pdf
http://vaccine-safety-training.org/live-attenuated-vaccines.html
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/should-not-vacc.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/nasalspray.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/adult-contraindications-shell.html
http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/7020/

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