HIV and AIDS

Importance of Vaccines for People with HIV

Vaccines play a huge role in keeping people healthy. They protect you against serious and sometimes deadly diseases.

Importance of vaccine is much more in people with chronic health conditions like HIV, which make it harder to fight off vaccine-preventable diseases like pneumococcal disease or the flu. HIV can also make it more likely that you’ll have serious complications from those diseases, This is why getting important vaccines is an important part of your overall HIV medical care.

Some Important vaccines recommended for people with HIV:

• Hepatitis B
• Human papillomavirus (HPV) (for those up to age 26)
• Influenza (flu)
• diphtheria