Vaccines and Immunizations
- SNUHC Vaccination List(Last updated: July 2024)
Vaccine Causative Organism Schedule Special Consideration Hepatitis A Hepatitis A virus 2 doses
(0, 6~12 months)Hepatitis B Hepatitis B virus 3 doses
(0, 1, 6 months)Human Papillomavirus,
9-valent (HPV9)Human papillomavirus,
HPV3 doses
(0, 2, 6 months)Measles-Mumps-Rubella
(MMR)Measles, mumps, and rubella virus 2 doses
(at least 4 weeks’ interval)Varicella (Chickenpox) Varicella-zoster virus,
VZV2 doses
(at least 4 weeks’ interval)Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Varicella-zoster virus,
VZV2 doses
(0, 2 months)Tetanus-Diphtheria (Td) Clostridium tetani Corynebacterium diphtheriae 1 booster every 10 years
(Td or Tdap)※ Wound Care
- Td or Tdap 1 dose for dirty wounds
- 3 doses if not already vaccinated※ Adult Tdap Vaccination Recommendations
- Pregnant women in their third trimester
- Family members (parents, siblings, grandparents, etc.) in contact with infants under 1 year of age- Infant /child care facility workers and medical personnel
- High-risk groups (immunocompromised, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Adults aged 65 years or older
Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (Tdap) Clostridium tetani
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Bordetella pertussis
Pneumococcal, 13-valent
(20-valent will be introduced)Streptococcus pneumoniae High-risk groups1)
Patients with chronic diseases2)
Over 65 years
※ Different doses are required according to vaccine types
1)Immunocompromising conditions, asplenia, cerebrospinal fluid leak, cochlear implantation
2)Chronic cardiovascular/lung/liver disease, chronic renal failure, diabetes, current smokerPneumococcal, 23-valent Streptococcus pneumoniae Influenza (Flu) Influenza virus 1 dose each year
(September to October)Flu vaccine is updated every year based on expected virus subtypes Meningococcal Neisseria menigitidis 1 dose for healthy adults
2 doses for high-risk groups3)(12 weeks’ interval)
3)Complement deficiency, splenectomy, functional asplenia, HIV infection Rabies Rabies virus - Primary : 2 doses (0, 1 week)
- Booster : vary depending on the risk category- [Risk category 1] workers working with live rabies virus & [Risk category 2] persons frequently handling bats or entering bat environments: check antibody titer every 6 months or 2 years → a booster is needed if titers are <0.5 IU/mL
- [Risk category 3] occupational contact with animals (eg, veterinarians, veterinary students): either antibody titers checked during years 1-3 (and a booster dose if titer <0.5 IU/mL) or a one-time booster during week 3-year 3
Typhoid* Salmonella Typhi 1 dose
(effective for 3 years)Malaria Plasmodium species Oral medications
(before, during and after travel)
* (July 2024) Vaccination temporarily suspended at SNUHSC and community health centers due to lack of domestic vaccine supply
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