6 months later
Nia is 14
6 months later
Nia is 14
Nia is doing well. It is time for her to start getting vaccines (shots) to help her body fight germs.
You will need to get all your vaccines (shots) again.
- This happens 6 to 12 months after you leave the hospital.
- You will go to the doctor more than one time to get vaccines, because some vaccines have more than 1 dose (shot)
There are some vaccines you need to get every year.
For example, you need to get a flu shot every year.
Vaccines teach your immune system how to fight dangerous germs.
Chemotherapy destroys your immune system’s memory of how to fight these dangerous germs.
- You need vaccines (shots) to teach your white blood cells (immune system cells) all over again.
- You cannot get vaccines right away. You need to wait until the donated stem cells have made enough new white blood cells. This is why you get vaccines about 6 months after you leave the hospital.
Vaccines can protect you from many dangerous germs:
- Chickenpox (Varicella)
- Dengue
- Diphtheria
- Flu (Influenza)
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
- HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
- Measles
- Meningococcal
- Mumps
- Pneumococcal
- Polio (Poliomyelitis)
- Rotavirus
- Rubella (German Measles)
- Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
- Tetanus (Lockjaw)
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)