AIDS and HIV vaccinations
All content is checked by medical journalists.People who are infected with the HIV virus but have no immune deficiency (AIDS) can get most of the vaccinations. If an HIV-infected person has AIDS, only live vaccinations are usually excluded. In the case of live vaccines, the germs are indeed greatly weakened, but still able to multiply. Under certain circumstances, they can harm an immunocompromised body.
All vaccinations at a glance
vaccine | HIV positive without immunodeficiency | HIV positive with immunodeficiency |
---|---|---|
cholera | Yes | Yes |
diphtheria | Yes | Yes |
TBE | Yes | Yes |
Yellow fever (injection vaccination) | Yes | no |
flu | Yes | Yes |
Hib | Yes | Yes |
Hepatitis A | Yes | Yes |
Hepatitis B. | Yes | Yes |
Japanese encephalitis | Yes | Yes |
whooping cough | Yes | Yes |
poliomyelitis | Yes | Yes |
measles | Yes | only if there is an increased risk |
Meningococci | Yes | Yes |
mumps | Yes | no |
Pneumococci | Yes | Yes |
rubella | Yes | no |
tetanus | Yes | Yes |
rabies | Yes | Yes |
typhus | Yes | Injection vaccination yes, oral vaccination no |
chickenpox | After consideration, yes | no |