What guidance do you give to patients and families regarding resuming vaccination after completion of chemotherapy?
Are there specific vaccines you recommend repeating, or do you recommend a catch-up schedule?
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Following chemotherapy, do you repeat any previously-received childhood immunizations, or do you proceed with immunizations missed during treatment?
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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In our practice, for vaccine series that have not been started or only a single prior dose has been administered, we recommend a new vaccine series according to the CDC regular or catch up schedule. For vaccine series that have been started with at least 2 prior doses, or completed, we recommend a s...
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