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Vaccines for People With HIV

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  • Live in a city that has had a meningitis outbreak (such as New York City)
  • Travel to a city that has had a meningitis outbreak
  • Have or will have close contact with other men who have sex with men from a city that has had a meningitis outbreak
  • Hepatitis A vaccine " “ The hepatitis A virus can cause a serious form of liver disease. People can get it from eating or drinking unclean food or water. This vaccine might be appropriate for:
    • People who use intravenous (IV) drugs
    • Men who have sex with men
    • People who already have other forms of liver disease
    • People with a bleeding disorder called hemophilia
    • People who travel to certain parts of the world
  • Polio vaccine " “ The polio virus can cause muscle weakness and pain, and lead to long-term paralysis. Paralysis is when people are unable to move parts of their bodies. The polio vaccine is sometimes appropriate for people who will be traveling.

  • Which live vaccines should I get? " ” If you have HIV, there are certain live vaccines you should get. But you can only get them if your CD4+T cell counts are above 200. These vaccines include the: ‚  
    • Varicella vaccine (2 doses) " “ This vaccine protects against chickenpox, an infection that causes itchy, red bumps on the skin.
    • Zoster vaccine (1 dose) " “ This vaccine protects against shingles, a condition related to chickenpox that causes a painful, band-shaped skin rash.

    What if I want to travel? " ” If you want to travel, you will need to check with your doctor about which vaccines you might need based on where you are going. Some travel vaccines are safe for people with HIV, but others are not safe. ‚  
    What if I want to get pregnant? " ” If you want to get pregnant, talk to your doctor before you start trying. There are certain vaccines that you will need to have before you get pregnant. ‚  
    Which side effects should I expect? " ” Most of the vaccines mentioned here cause soreness in the arm that usually lasts about a day. ‚  
    All topics are updated as new evidence becomes available and our peer review process is complete. ‚  
    This topic retrieved from UpToDate on: Nov 04, 2014. ‚  
    Topic 16829 Version 3.0 ‚  
    Release: 22.8 - C22.208 ‚  
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