Table 11.

Major recommendations for vaccinations for hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients, including both allogeneic and autologous recipients.For these guidelines, HSCT recipients are presumed immunocompetent at ≈ 24 months after HSCT if they are not on immunosuppressive therapy and do not have graft-versus-host-disease (GHVD).

Time after HSCT
Vaccine or toxoid12 months14 months24 monthsRating
Inactivated vaccine or toxoid     
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis Diphtheria toxoid-tetanus DTP DTP or DT BIII 
    Children aged < 7 years Toxoid-pertussis vaccine (DTP) or diphtheria toxoid-tetanus toxoid (DT)    
    Children aged ≥ 7 years Tetanus-diphtheria toxoid (Td) Td Td BII 
Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) conjugate Hib conjugate Hib conjugate Hib conjugate BII 
Hepatitis (HepB) HepB HepB HepB BIII 
23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPV23) PPV23 — PPV23 BIII 
Influenza Lifelong, seasonal administration, beginning before HSCT and resuming at ≥ 6 months after HSCT BII 
Inactivated Polio (IPV) IPV IPV IPV BII 
Life-attenuated vaccine     
Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) — — MMR BIII 
Varicella vaccine Contraindicated for HSCT recipients   EIII 
Rotavirus vaccine Not recommended for any person in the United States   EII 
Time after HSCT
Vaccine or toxoid12 months14 months24 monthsRating
Inactivated vaccine or toxoid     
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis Diphtheria toxoid-tetanus DTP DTP or DT BIII 
    Children aged < 7 years Toxoid-pertussis vaccine (DTP) or diphtheria toxoid-tetanus toxoid (DT)    
    Children aged ≥ 7 years Tetanus-diphtheria toxoid (Td) Td Td BII 
Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) conjugate Hib conjugate Hib conjugate Hib conjugate BII 
Hepatitis (HepB) HepB HepB HepB BIII 
23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPV23) PPV23 — PPV23 BIII 
Influenza Lifelong, seasonal administration, beginning before HSCT and resuming at ≥ 6 months after HSCT BII 
Inactivated Polio (IPV) IPV IPV IPV BII 
Life-attenuated vaccine     
Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) — — MMR BIII 
Varicella vaccine Contraindicated for HSCT recipients   EIII 
Rotavirus vaccine Not recommended for any person in the United States   EII 
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