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# Appendix 2: Immunisations

This appendix gives information on live immunisations and non-live immunisations that may have been received by potential donors. For each immunisation, the requirement of a minimum deferral period is indicated and where a minimum deferral is required, this is given in days.

Please note, for the calculation of deferral periods, the following definitions apply:

- Day 0 is the day of immunisation.
- Day 1 commences at one minute past midnight on the day after immunisation.

The minimum deferral period after immunisation applies to donors who have not been exposed to the infection. For post-exposure immunisation, refer to the relevant guideline entry.

Disease protected against | Immunisation type | Minimum deferral period | Details
--- | --- | --- | ---
Anthrax | Non-live | No | See more details
Cholera | Live | 28 days | See more details
Cholera | Non-live | No | See more details
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) | Non-live | No | See more details
Dengue | Live | 28 days | See more details
Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) | Non-live | No | See more details
Hepatitis A | Non-live | 14 days | See more details
Hepatitis B | Non-live | 14 days | See more details
Human papillomavirus (HPV) | Non-live | No | See more details
Influenza, intra-nasal | Live | 28 days | See more detail
Influenza, injection | Non-live | No | See more details
Japanese encephalitis | Non-live | 14 days | See more details
Measles, mumps, rubella | Live | 28 days | See more details
Meningitis | Non-live | No | See more details
Mpox | Non-live | No | See more details
Pertussis | Non-live | No | See more details
Pneumococcal disease | Non-live | No | See more details
Polio, injected | Non-live | No | See more details
Polio, oral | Live | 28 days | See more details
Rabies | Non-live | No | See more details
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) | Non-live | No | See more details
Shingles | Live | 28 days | See more details
Shingles | Non-live | No | See more details
Smallpox | Live | 56 days | See more details
Tetanus | Non-live | No | See more details
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) | Non-live | No | See more details
Tuberculosis | Live | 28 days | See more details
Typhoid, injected | Non-live | No | See more details
Typhoid, oral | Live | 28 days | See more details
Varicella (chickenpox) | Live | 28 days | See more details
Yellow Fever | Live | 28 days | See more details

Last updated in WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 78 (28 August 2025)

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