Vaccination calendar for the chronically ill

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The vaccination table shows which vaccinations the Standing Vaccination Commission of the Robert Koch Institute (STIKO) recommends for chronically ill people.

Vaccination calendar for the chronically ill
	Vaccinations
	flu	Pneumococci	Meningococci	Hep A	Hep B	Hib	Wind- smallpox
Diseases
respiratory tract	x *	x **
Cardiovascular	x	x
immune system	x	x	x		x		x
Metabolism (e.g. diabetes)	x	x
liver	x	x		x	x
Chronically ill with liver involvement	x	x		x	x
spleen	x	x	x			x
hemophilia	x	x		x	x
Kidneys	x	x			x
multiple sclerosis	x
before surgeon. Interventions					x
before organ transplants	x	x			x

* Flu vaccination annually, preferably in autumn.

** One-time pneumococcal vaccination. or every five years.

Note! Adults should have the following booster vaccinations: tetanus (every 10 years), diphtheria (every 10 years), whooping cough (once). The Stiko recommends a triple vaccine here.

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