Vaccines for Asplenia

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• This page was created at 15th Feb 2023

Vaccines specifically recommended for asplenia

Interaction between meningococcal and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

See Interactions of MenACWY conjugate vaccines and other vaccines

Immunization schedules for asplenia

※NOTICE: The following descriptions are based on Official Routine Immunization Schedules in Japan as well as vaccines approvement in Japan.

Age	Hib vaccine	Pneumococcal vaccine	Meningococcal vaccine
years < 2	Immunize according to Official Routine Schedules	Immunize only PCV13 according to Official Routine Schedules Wait until ≥ 2 years old for PPSV23	Wait until ≥ 2 years old for MenACWY
2 ≤ years < 5
5 ≤ years < 6
6 ≤ years < 64
65 ≤ years