Mrs. Brown is a 72-year-old woman receiving chemotherapy treatments. Before her treatment, she became updated on all her vaccines. She and her husband are contemplating an African safari in 3 months to celebrate her anticipated remission. Mrs
Brown should consider receiving all of the following except
a. Meningococcal vaccine
b. MMR
c. Pneumonia vaccine
d. Hepatitis A vaccine
C
The meningococcal vaccine is a good idea because Mrs. Brown is immunocompromised secondary to her chemotherapy. MMR and hepatitis A would be indicated for her travel to Africa. If Mrs. Brown were up-to-date on her inoculations, she would not be eligible to receive her pneumococcal vaccine. This would be given only one time after age 65.
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