Vaccines Live vaccines should not be administered to immunosuppressed patients – this includes both transplant patients, and those on dialysis. Inactivated vaccines can be administered to immunosuppressed patients, although the response may be reduced, and further booster doses may be required as dictated by measuring antibody titres. vACCINES THAT ARE NOT RECOMMENDED: BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccine MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA vaccine (MMR® , Priorix®) POLIO Oral vaccine (Sabin) (OPV®), including household contacts of immunosuppressed patients as transmission of the live virus through faeces is possible. TYPHOID Oral vaccine (Vivotif®) VARICELLA-ZOSTER vaccine (Varilix®, Varivax®) YELLOW FEVER vaccine (Arilvax®, Stamaril®) vACCINES THAT MAY BE ADMINISTERED: Adsorbed DIPHTHERIA (low dose), TETANUS and INACTIVATED POLIOMYELITIS vaccine (Revaxis®) ANTHRAX vaccine CHOLERA oral vaccine (Dukoral®) HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE type b & MENINGOCOCCAL Group C conjugate vaccine (Menitorix® ) HEPATITIS A vaccine (Avaxim®, Havrix Monodose®, Epaxal®) HEPATITIS B vaccine (Engerix B®, Fendrix®, HBvaxPRO®) HEPATITIS A & B vaccine (Twinrix®) HEPATITIS A & TYPHOID vaccine (Hepatyrix®, ViATIM®) POLIO Inactivated vaccine (Salk) (IPV®) INFLUENZA vaccine (Split Virion vaccines, and Surface Antigen vaccines) MENINGOCOCCAL Group C Conjugate vaccine (Meningitec®, Menjugate Kit®, NeisVac-C®) MENINGOCOCCAL Polysaccharide A, C, W135 and Y vaccine (ACWY Vax®) PNEUMOCOCCAL vaccine (Pneumovax II®) RABIES vaccine (Rab®, Rabipur®) TYPHOID Vi Capsular Polysaccharide vaccine (Typherix®, Typhim Vi®) TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS vaccine (FSME-IMMUN®)