Primary vaccination Adult & childn ≥9 mth 0.5 mL as a single SC dose at least 10 days before entering an endemic area. Re-vaccination May be needed in patients who had an insufficient immune response after their primary vaccination. Duration: At least 10 yr & may be life-long. May administer IM inj if in accordance w/ applicable official recommendations.
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Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to eggs, & chicken proteins. Serious hypersensitivity reactions (eg, anaphylaxis) after a previous dose of any yellow fever vaccine. Immunosuppression whether congenital, idiopathic or acquired, or as a result of treatment w/ high-dose systemic steroids, RT or cytotoxic drugs. History of thymus dysfunction (including myasthenia gravis, thymoma, thymectomy). Symptomatic or asymptomatic HIV infection w/ evidence of impaired immune function. Moderate or severe febrile or acute illness. Infant <9 mth.
Not to be inj intravascularly. Do not give IM in patients w/ bleeding disorder eg, haemophilia or thrombocytopenia, or those on anticoagulant therapy. Syncope. Yellow fever vaccine-associated neurotropic/viscerotropic disease. Thymectomy or history of thymus dysfunction. Do not administer to immunosuppressed patients; symptomatic or asymptomatic HIV infection w/ evidence of impaired immune function. Delay vaccination until at least 1 mth after completing the course in patients who received systemic corticosteroids for ≥14 days. May not protect 100% of vaccinated individuals. Contains sorbitol (E420) 1 mg/dose. Avoid pregnancy a mth after vaccination. Discontinue breast-feeding for atleast 2 wk after vaccination. Childn born to HIV +ve mothers. Elderly ≥60 yr.
Do not mix w/ other vaccine or medicinal product in the same syringe. Immunodepression w/ immunosuppressants eg, high-dose systemic steroids, biological products w/ known immunosuppressive properties, RT, cytotoxic drugs. Can induce false +ve results w/ lab &/or diagnostic tests for other flavivirus related diseases eg, dengue or Japanese encephalitis.
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