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Available medical records, vaccination certificates, and a questionnaire were analyzed. Results: we included 136 lung cancer patients (NSCLC n = 113, 83.1%, SCLC n = 23, 16.9%). A correct pneumococcal vaccination according to national recommendations was performed in 9.4% (12\/127) of the patients. A correct vaccination was performed for tetanus in 50.4% (66\/131), diphtheria in 34.4% (44\/128), poliomyelitis in 25.8% (33\/128), tick-borne encephalitis in 40.7% (24\/59), hepatitis A in 45.5% (7\/11), hepatitis B in 38.5% (5\/13), shingles in 3.0% (3\/101), measles in 50.0% (3\/6), pertussis in 47.7% (62\/130), influenza in 54.4% (74\/136), and meningococcal meningitis in 0% (0\/2) of the patients. 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