Talk with your ob-gyn or midwife to find out which vaccines are recommended to help protect you and your baby. Healthcare workers HCWs are at risk for exposure to serious, and sometimes deadly, diseases. If you work directly with patients or handle material that could spread infection, you should get appropriate vaccines to reduce the chance that you will get or spread vaccine-preventable diseases. In addition to seasonal flu influenza vaccine and Td or Tdap vaccine Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis , you should also get:.
Visit Recommended Vaccines for Healthcare Workers to learn more. STEP 1: Make sure you are up-to-date with all recommended vaccinations. Find out which vaccines you may need using the Vaccine Self-Assessment Tool to create a customized printout to take with you to your next medical appointment. Talk with your doctor or healthcare professional and get any vaccines that you may have missed. STEP 3: Make an appointment to get recommended vaccines at least 4 to 6 weeks before your trip.
Planning ahead will give you enough time to build up immunity and get best protection from vaccines that may require multiple doses. Many state and local health departments throughout the United States provide travel vaccinations.
For additional information on smart travel and packing a travel health kit, see Immunization for Travelers fact sheet pdf icon [1 page]. Refugees and immigrants to the U. To learn more, visit: Vaccines for Immigrants and Refugees. Some adults with specific health conditions should not get certain vaccines or should wait to get them. Read more about who should not get each vaccine. To learn more about these diseases and the benefits and potential risks associated with the vaccines, read the Vaccine Information Statements VIS.
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Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. What Vaccines are Recommended for You. Minus Related Pages. Otherwise it could get very complicated. The sample sizes were too small to make definitive comparisons, however. In addition, the Moderna booster used in the study was a full dose, whereas the company is applying for FDA authorization for a half-dose booster.
I would say, based on those data, the recommendation I would make is that if you got Pfizer or Moderna, you should get a boost with either Pfizer or Moderna. The option of mixing vaccines was not voted on at this time. SETTE: There are data to suggest that, in some cases, mixing and matching may actually yield an even better response. What are you telling your own family and friends about whether they need a booster?
She got Moderna. None of us are getting extra doses right now. Tanya Lewis is a senior editor at Scientific American who covers health and medicine. Already a subscriber? Sign in. Thanks for reading Scientific American. Create your free account or Sign in to continue.
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Sign Up. Support science journalism. Knowledge awaits. For most vaccines except Q fever , there are no serious adverse events associated with additional doses if you are already immune. The immunisations you may need are decided by your health, age, lifestyle and occupation. Together, these factors are referred to as HALO. Talk to your doctor or immunisation provider if you think you or someone in your care has health, age, lifestyle or occupation factors that could mean immunisation is necessary.
However, it is not always possible to access medical records, especially for refugees or people separated from their families or newly arrived from another country.
If there is doubt about your immunisation status, suggestions include:. Read more about How to find your vaccination records. For example:. Your doctor or immunisation provider are able to notify the Australian Immunisation Register that you are on a planned catch up for overdue vaccines. If you are concerned that your catch-up schedule is different from the National Immunisation Program schedule, ask your doctor or immunisation provider for more information.
Some diseases that can be prevented by immunisation are common in other countries. Issues that new arrivals and their doctors should consider include:. For more information, visit immunisation for special-risk groups. Information about catch-up vaccinations for refugees and asylum seekers in Victoria can be found on the Health Translations directory in languages other than English.
Doctors and local health clinics can immunise you and your family. Victorian local councils also run immunisation sessions for vaccines recommended by the National Immunisation Program. Many of the vaccines listed under the schedule are provided free of charge or at a cost to specific groups or people.
Pharmacist immunisers can currently vaccinate to protect people with the following vaccinations —. Note: There are some exceptions — talk to your GP or pharmacist immuniser for more information.
Your immunisation provider can advise you of any costs involved. To avoid the risk of unwanted side effects and to make sure that you get the correct vaccine dosage, it is important to tell the nurse or doctor whether you or your child: Please tell your doctor or nurse if the person about to be immunised:. Immunisations are effective and safe, although all medication can have unwanted side effects. Some children and adults may experience a reaction to a vaccine.
In virtually all cases, immunisation side effects are not as serious as the symptoms a child would experience if they were to contract the disease.
Common side effects following immunisation are usually mild and temporary occurring one to two days after vaccination. Specific treatment is not usually required. Side effects can include a mild fever and pain at the injection site. For specific information about side effects from different doses of vaccine, ask your doctor or healthcare professional. There are a number of treatment options that can reduce the common side effect of fever after a vaccine, including:. Many vaccine injections may result in soreness, redness, itching, swelling or burning at the injection site for one to two days.
Paracetamol might be required to ease the discomfort. In other states or territories, you can discuss with your immunisation provider how to report adverse events. It is also important to seek medical advice if you or your child are unwell, as this may be due to other illness rather than because of the vaccination.
There is a very small risk of a serious allergic reaction anaphylaxis to any vaccine. This is why you are advised to stay at the clinic or medical surgery for at least 15 minutes following immunisation in case further treatment is required. Generally, if there is no way to be sure whether you have been immunised, a catch-up immunisation will be recommended. There is no increased risk of side effects if a person has an extra vaccine dose for:.
Extra doses of some vaccines may increase the risk of mild side effects like soreness, redness and swelling at the injection site. This includes vaccines for:. Some vaccines take time to give you protection.
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