COVID-19 PANDEMIC UPDATES
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Vaccinations
Vaccines
| Vaccine For: | Deferral Period: |
|---|---|
|
Anthrax |
No deferral |
|
BCG |
6 weeks |
|
Chicken Pox (Varivax) |
3 months |
|
Cholera (Metacol Berna) |
4 weeks |
|
Cholera, oral (Dukoral) |
No deferral |
|
Diarrhea (traveller's), oral (Dukoral) |
No deferral |
|
Diphtheria (Tetanus, Pertussis (Boostrix) |
No deferral |
|
Diphtheria (Adacel, Boostrix) |
No deferral |
|
Encephalitis, Japanese (Ixiaro) |
No deferral |
|
Flu Shot (influenza vaccine) |
No deferral |
|
Hepatitis A (Avaxim, Epaxal, Havrix, Vaqta, Vivaxim) |
No deferral |
|
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B (Twinrix) |
4 weeks |
|
Hepatitis B (Engerix B, Recombivax–HB) |
4 weeks |
|
Herpes Zoster, that is Shingles (Shingrix) |
No deferral |
|
Herpes Zoster, that is Shingles (Zostavax) |
3 months |
|
Human Papillomavirus (Gardasil, Cervarix) |
No deferral |
|
Influenza, Flumist (intranasal) |
No deferral |
|
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) |
4 weeks |
|
Measles, that is Rubeola (MMR) |
4 weeks |
|
Meningococcal (Meningitec, Menjugate, Menactra, Menveo, Nimenrix, Bexsero) |
No deferral |
|
Mumps (MMR) |
4 weeks |
|
Paratyphoid |
No deferral |
|
Pertussis (Adacel, Boostrix) |
No deferral |
|
Plague |
No deferral |
|
Pneumococcal (Pneumovax, Prevnar) |
No deferral |
|
Polio (Sabin, oral) |
6 weeks |
|
Polio, by injection (Salk, Imovax, IPV) |
No deferral |
|
Rabies - Treatment after exposure with Immune Globulin |
52 weeks |
| Rabies -
Treatment after exposure (RabAvert only, no immune globulin given) |
No deferral |
| Rabies -
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (RabAvert) |
No deferral |
|
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
No deferral |
|
Rubella, that is German Measles (MMR) |
4 weeks |
|
Tetanus (Adacel, Boostrix) |
No deferral |
|
Tick Born Encephalitis (FSME-IMMUN) |
No deferral |
|
Typhoid (Typherix, Typhim Vi, Vivaxim) |
No deferral |
|
Typhoid (Vivotif oral) |
4 weeks |
|
Typhoid, Hepatitis A (Vivaxim) |
No deferral |
|
Typhus |
No deferral |
|
Yellow Fever |
4 weeks |