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Some people should not get inactivated influenza vaccine or should wait. Tell your doctor if you have any severe (lifethreatening) allergies, including a severe allergy to eggs. A severe allergy to any vaccine component may be a reason not to get th...

Some people should not get inactivated influenza v...

Some people should not receive LAIV. LAIV is not recommended for everyone. The following people should get the inactivated vaccine (flu shot) instead: Adults 50 years of age and older or children from 6 months through 23 months of age. (Children you...

Some people should not receive LAIV. LAIV is not r...

Some people should not get JE vaccine. Anyone who has ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of this JE vaccine should not get another dose. (Note: A different JE vaccine was available until early 2011. A life-threatening r...

Some people should not get JE vaccine. Anyone who...

Some people should not get MMR vaccine or should wait Anyone who has ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to the antibiotic neomycin, or any other component of MMR vaccine, should not get the vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe...

Some people should not get MMR vaccine or should w...

Children should not get MMRV vaccine if they: Have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of MMRV vaccine, or to either MMR or varicella vaccine. Have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to any component of the va...

Children should not get MMRV vaccine if they: Hav...

Some people should not get meningococcal vaccine or should wait Anyone who has ever had a severe (life-threatening) allergic reaction to a previous dose of MCV4 or MPSV4 vaccine should not get another dose of either vaccine. Anyone who has a severe ...

Some people should not get meningococcal vaccine o...

Anyone who has had a life-threatening allergic reaction to PPSV should not get another dose. Anyone who has a severe allergy to any component of a vaccine should not get that vaccine. Tell your provider if you have any severe allergies. Anyone who is...

Anyone who has had a life-threatening allergic rea...

Some children should not get PCV13 or should wait Children should not get PCV13 if they had a serious (life-threatening) allergic reaction to a previous dose of this vaccine, to PCV7, or to any vaccine containing diphtheria toxoid (for example, DTaP)...

Some children should not get PCV13 or should wait ...

These people should not get IPV: Anyone with a life-threatening allergy to any component of IPV, including the antibiotics neomycin, streptomycin or polymyxin B, should not get polio vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. Anyone...

These people should not get IPV: Anyone with a li...

A baby who has had a severe (life-threatening) allergic reaction to a dose of rotavirus vaccine should not get another dose. A baby who has a severe (life-threatening) allergy to any component of rotavirus vaccine should not get the vaccine. Tell you...

A baby who has had a severe (life-threatening) all...

A person should not get shingles vaccine who: has ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to gelatin, the antibiotic neomycin, or any other component of shingles vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. has a weakened immune...

A person should not get shingles vaccine who: has...

Inactivated Typhoid Vaccine (Shot) Should not be given to children younger than 2 years of age. Anyone who has had a severe reaction to a previous dose of this vaccine should not get another dose. Anyone who has a severe allergy to any component of ...

Inactivated Typhoid Vaccine (Shot) Should not be ...

Anyone with a severe (life-threatening) allergy to any component of the vaccine, including eggs, chicken proteins, or gelatin, or who has had a severe allergic reaction to a previous dose of yellow fever vaccine should not get yellow fever vaccine. T...

Anyone with a severe (life-threatening) allergy to...

People should not get chickenpox vaccine if they have ever had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous dose of chickenpox vaccine or to gelatin or the antibiotic neomycin. People who are moderately or severely ill at the time the shot is s...

People should not get chickenpox vaccine if they h...

Chickenpox vaccine is the best way to protect you and your child from chickenpox. Also, when you get vaccinated, you protect others in your community. This is especially important for people who cannot get vaccinated, such as those with weakened immu...

Chickenpox vaccine is the best way to protect you ...

Most children with chickenpox completely recover. But it can be serious, even fatal, for babies, adolescents, and adults. Be proactive. Get vaccinated if you are not protected against chickenpox. Chickenpox is a very contagious disease. You or your ...

Most children with chickenpox completely recover. ...

Control your asthma and avoid an attack by taking your medicine exactly as your doctor tells you and by staying away from things that can trigger an attack. Everyone with asthma does not take the same medicine. Some medicines can be breathed in, and ...

Control your asthma and avoid an attack by taking ...

An asthma attack can happen when you are exposed to “asthma triggers.” Your triggers can be very different from those of someone else with asthma. Know your triggers and learn how to avoid them. Watch out for an attack when you can’t avoid the trigge...

An asthma attack can happen when you are exposed t...

An asthma attack may include coughing, chest tightness, wheezing, and trouble breathing. The attack happens in your body’s airways, which are the paths that carry air to your lungs. As the air moves through your lungs, the airways become smaller, lik...

An asthma attack may include coughing, chest tight...

It can be hard to tell if someone has asthma, especially in children under age 5. Having a doctor check how well your lungs work and check for allergies can help you find out if you have asthma. During a checkup, the doctor will ask if you cough a lo...

It can be hard to tell if someone has asthma, espe...

Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is one of the most common long-term diseases of children, but adults can have asthma, too. Asthma causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing at night or early in the morning. If you ...

Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is...