Vaccines for Asplenia

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• This page was created at 15th Feb 2023

Vaccines specifically recommended for asplenia

Haemophillus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine

Pneumococcal vaccines

Meningococcal vaccines

Interaction between meningococcal and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

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

Before a scheduled splenectomy

Post-splenectomy and congenital asplenia