Table 4 Recommendations for vaccination of family members and for health care personnel.
From: Recommendations for vaccination in multiple myeloma: a consensus of the European Myeloma Network
Vaccine | Dose | Family member | Health care personnel | Supported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Influenzae | One dose, assess response and repeat if insufficient (or use two doses without response assessment) | +++ | +++ | CDC |
Hepatitis A | One dose, administer booster dose 6–36 months later | Only if traveling to endemic areas | + | |
Hepatitis B | One dose, assess response within 1–6 months, or administer three doses without assessment | If patient has active diseasea or plans traveling to endemic areas or has a sexual partner with chronic hepatitis B infection | +++ | CDC |
Pneumococci | PCV13 followed after ≥2 months by PV23 | If age 65 years or older | If age 50 years or olderb | EMN |
Meningococci | One dose with a booster every 5 years | − | Personnel handling N. meningitis specimen | CDC |
Varicella | Two doses 4 weeks apart | − | +++ If no preexisting immunity | CDC |
Varicella zoster virus | Two doses of recombinant glycoprotein E | If age 65 years or older | If age 50 years or olderb | EMN |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis | One dose if not received in adulthood Get booster ever 10 years (even if preexisting immunity) | + If no preexisting immunity | +++ If no preexisting immunity | CDC |
Mumps, measles, rubella | Two doses if no evidence of immunity | + If no preexisting immunity | +++ If no preexisting immunity | CDC |
