They are associated with school and skipping half algebra in the nurse’s office. Parviz Avizov, an allergist-immunologist, a member of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, told what important vaccinations should be repeated to those who graduated from school a long time ago on a podcast “No hats”.
Diphtheria and tetanus. One vaccine kills two birds with one stone. From the age of 14 it is recommended to revaccinate every 10 years.
“Modern scientific evidence suggests that immunity from these infections is longer. Perhaps in the near future we will be vaccinated once morest tetanus and diphtheria not once every 10 years, but every 20 or even 30 years, ”the immunologist predicts.
Hepatitis B virus. Getting rid of the infection is extremely difficult. The only way to prevent the disease is vaccination.
meningococcal infection. Meningococcus specifically affects the brain, but can affect the heart, lungs, joints, and digestive organs.
In vaccinated adults, immunity increases, but the risk of infection remains. The vaccine makes it possible not to become a carrier if you catch an infection. Close ones, especially small children, will not suffer.
Pneumococcal infection. Pneumococcus causes meningitis, pneumonia and otitis media. The doctor advises to make an appropriate vaccination for people of retirement and pre-retirement age.
“In the United States, following 65, everyone is vaccinated once morest pneumococcal infection,” says Azizov.
Tick-borne encephalitis. Before traveling to an area where there is a danger of encephalitis, it is imperative to get a vaccination that can save your life.
