The contraindications for vaccines only apply to vaccines of attenuated bacteria or viruses, that is, vaccines that are manufactured with live bacteria or viruses, such as BCG vaccine, triple viral, chickenpox, polio and yellow fever.
Thus, these vaccines are contraindicated to:
- Immunosuppressed individuals, such as AIDS patients, undergoing chemotherapy or transplantation, for example; Individuals with cancer; Individuals being treated with high-dose corticosteroids; Pregnant women.
All other vaccines that do not contain attenuated bacteria or viruses can be administered.
In case the individual is allergic to any component of the vaccine, he / she should consult an allergist to decide whether or not the vaccine should be administered, such as:
- Egg allergy: flu vaccine, viral triple and yellow fever; Gelatin allergy: flu vaccine, viral triple, yellow fever, rabies, chickenpox, bacterial triple: diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough.
In this case, the allergist must assess the risk / benefit of the vaccine and, therefore, authorize its administration.
False vaccine contraindications
False vaccine contraindications include:
- Fever, diarrhea, flu, cold; Non-evolutionary neurological diseases, such as Down's syndrome and cerebral palsy; Seizures, epilepsy; Individuals with a family history allergic to penicillin; Malnutrition; Antibiotic intake; Chronic cardiovascular diseases; Skin diseases; Babies; premature or underweight, except BCG, which should only be applied to children over 2 kg; babies who have suffered neonatal jaundice; breastfeeding, however, in this case, must be under medical guidance; allergies, except those that are related to vaccine components; Hospitalization.
Thus, in these cases, vaccines can be taken.
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