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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Aug 25.
Published in final edited form as: Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2025 Feb 20;22(1):17. doi: 10.1007/s11904-025-00731-6

Table 3.

Summary of Vaccine Considerations for Adult PWH (vaccines featured in manuscript)

Incidence/severity in PWH compared to non-PWH Vaccine Immunogenicity in PWH compared to non-PWH Whom to vaccinate
Serological Monitoring? Notes
General Population PWH
Pneumococcal ↑ incidence[9] ↓ [18, 19] 19–64 yrs with risk factors; all 65 + yrs All No See Fig. 1
Meningococcal ↑ incidence[22, 23] ↓ [28]/↔ [29] MenACWY: with risk factors MenB: with risk factors MenACWY: all MenB: with risk factors No See Box 1 for possible efficacy of 4CMenB in gonorrhea
Mpox ↑ incidence and severity[39, 41] ↓ [4749] Adults with potential for exposure Adults with potential for exposure No See Box
HBV ↑ incidence and severity[27] ↓ conventional vaccine [55] ↔ TLR-9 adjuvanted vaccine [57, 58] HBV nonimmune (anti-HBs < 10 mIU/mL) without HBV HBV nonimmune (anti-HBs < 10 mIU/mL) without HBV Yes HepB-CpG is now preferred for PWH
HAV ↑ severity[27] ↓[61] Adults at increased risk of infection or severe disease All HAV nonimmune Yes
HPV ↑ persistent HPV and related diseases[62, 63] ↓[65] All up to 26 yrs, shared decision-making up to 45 yrs All up to 26 yrs, shared decision-making up to 45 yrs No 3-dose schedule recommended for all PWH
VZV ↑ incidence and severity ↔[74] ≥ 50 yrs; ≥ 19 yrs if immuno-compromised ≥ 18 yrs (≥ 19 yrs ACIP) No Live varicella vaccine contrain-dicated if CD4 < 200
RSV Minimal data Minimal data Pregnant women weeks 32–36 yrs; 60–74 yrs with risk factors; all 75 + yrs Pregnant women weeks 32–36 yrs; 60–74 yrs with advanced/untreated HIV or other risk factors; all 75 + yrs No Also FDA-approved for high-risk adults 50–59
COVID-19 ↑ severity when CD4 < 350[94] ↓[88, 98, 99] All All No mRNA: reactogenicity
Influenza Possible ↑ severity but data inconsistent[102104] ↓[106, 107] All All No Live attenuated vaccine contraindicated

For more information see individual vaccination recommendations at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html or DHHS Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV available at https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/