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Is revaccination recommended after a large blood loss? If so, how much blood loss?

April 26, 2017blood large loss recommended revaccination

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Is revaccination recommended after a large blood loss? If so, how much blood loss?

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No. Immune memory does not reside in the blood. Immune memory is in the bone marrow. Therefore, revaccination is recommended if someone has a bone marrow or hematopoietic stem cell transplant because the person will lose their immunity. This is not the case with blood loss of any amount.