{"id":34600,"date":"2026-03-11T12:08:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/?p=34600"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:06:22","slug":"reizen-met-een-verminderde-afweer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/reizen-met-een-verminderde-afweer\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling with impaired immunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travelling with impaired immunity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you have impaired immunity, you are more susceptible to certain infections. Your defences can
lowered are because you are taking certain medications, such as immunosuppressants or chemotherapy,
or because you have a particular disease, such as HIV. This may mean that extra measures and
vaccinations are needed when travelling. Often, live attenuated vaccines may not be
given (e.g. the yellow fever, measles or dengue vaccine). Other (inactivated) vaccines
may be given, but may not work as well. As a result, they may give
not enough protection.

Which measures are necessary depends on your immune disorder. The traveller's advisor and\/or your
practitioner will discuss with you what any risks are and what additional measures
may be necessary. If the risks are too high, it may be discussed to rebook the trip to
a destination with fewer risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on your type of immune disorder, additional measures may be needed
prior to the trip:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n