This article was presented by Dr. G. Mohan who is based in Lowestoft in UK.

Chickenpox Vaccine: Chicken Pox can cause – bacterial skin infection, bloodstream infection, pneumonia or encephalitis.

Who needs it:
If you aren’t sure whether you’ve had chickenpox — especially if you live with someone who has a weak immune system
You’re considering pregnancy and don’t know if you’re immune to chickenpox

Meningitis (meningococcal) Vaccine:

Who needs it :
You didn’t have the vaccine as a child or adolescent and living in a dormitory for the first time
You travel to or work in parts of the world where meningitis is common
You’re joining the military
You had your spleen removed
A meningitis outbreak occurs in your community
The meningitis vaccine isn’t recommended if you had a severe reaction to a previous dose of the vaccine or you’re currently ill.
When to have it: 1st dose of the meningitis vaccine at any time — or a booster dose if you’re a first-year college student up to age 21 and first had the vaccine before age 16. Get a second dose eight weeks later if you have certain health conditions, such as HIV.

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine: Pneumococcus causes pneumonia and meningitis. Can also infect the bloodstream.

Who needs it :
If you are age 65 or older
You have a weak immune system
You have a chronic illness (asthma, lung disease, liver disease or diabetes)
You’ve had your spleen removed
You live in a long term care facility

Tdap Vaccine for Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis: (They are bacterial infections. Tetanus, sometimes called lockjaw, affects the nervous system, leading to painful muscle contractions — Diphtheria is a respiratory disease that can lead to difficulty breathing. Whooping cough (pertussis) causes cold-like signs and symptoms with a persistent hacking cough).

Who needs it: Get the combined tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine if you haven’t received the vaccine in the past or don’t know if you’ve received the vaccine. Avoid the vaccine if you have had a severe reaction to a previous dose of the vaccine or you’re currently ill.
When to have it: One dose of the vaccine at any time. Ask your doctor if you need a second dose.

Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine: Measles, mumps and rubella are viral infections. Measles causes a red, blotchy skin rash. Complications can include ear infection, pneumonia and encephalitis. Mumps causes swelling of the salivary glands, located below and in front of your ears. Rubella, also called German measles, causes a distinctive red rash. Rubella is most serious if it develops during pregnancy.

Who needs it: If you were born during or after 1957 and didn’t have the vaccine as a child or adolescent.
When to have it: Get the 1st dose of the MMR vaccine at any time and a 2nd dose at least four weeks after the 1st if you’re a health care worker, you travel internationally, you’re a college student, or you had a rubella blood test that shows no immunity

Human papillomavirus Vaccine: Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection. Most people who have HPV don’t develop symptoms. Some can develop to genital warts or, for women,cervical cancer.

Who needs it: A woman aged 26 or younger and didn’t have the vaccine as an adolescent
You’re a man age 21 or younger and didn’t have the vaccine as an adolescent — although men can get the vaccine through age 26, if desired
When to have it: 1st dose of the HPV vaccine at any time. 2nd dose 1 to 2 months after the first. 3rd dose 6 months after the first.

The HPV vaccine isn’t recommended if you had a severe reaction to a previous dose of vaccine, you ahve a severe allergy to yeast or latex, you are pregnant or you are currently ill.

Hepatitis B Vaccine: Hepatitis B is another type of liver infection. For some people, hepatitis B becomes chronic — leading to long-term liver problems.

Who needs Hepatitis B Vaccine:
If You want to protect yourself from hepatitis B
You’re sexually active but not in a mutually monogamous relationship
You’re a man who has sex with men
You have close contact or sex with a person infected with hepatitis B
Drug addicts (through the needle)
You’re receiving hemodialysis
You’re a health care or public safety worker who might be exposed to infected blood or body fluids
You live with someone who has a chronic hepatitis B infection
You travel to or work in parts of the world where hepatitis B is common
You’re age 59 or younger and have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and haven’t received the hepatitis B vaccine
If you’re age 60 or older and have diabetes, ask your doctor if the hepatitis B vaccine is right for you. The hepatitis B vaccine isn’t recommended if you had a severe reaction to a previous dose of the vaccine, you have a severe allergy to yeast or you’re currently ill.
When to have it: First dose at any time. Second dose one month after the first . Third dose at least two months after the second and at least four months after the first.

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib vaccine) Hib is a bacterium that causes pneumonia, meningitis and epiglottitis.

Who needs it:
If you suffer from sickle cell disease, leukemia or HIV
You had your spleen removed
The Vaccine isn’t recommended if you had a severe reaction to a previous dose of the vaccine or you’re currently ill.
When to have it: One dose of the Hib vaccine at any time.

Shingles (herpes zoster) Vaccine: Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Anyone who has recovered from chickenpox might eventually develop shingles.

Who needs it: When you are 60 or older.
The shingles vaccine isn’t recommended if you’re currently ill, you had a severe reaction to gelatin or the antibiotic neomycin, you have a weak immune system or you’re pregnant.
When to have it: Get one dose of the shingles vaccine at any time.