Adult and Adolescent Immunizations

Vaccines for adults include:

• Tetanus-Diphtheria Vaccine or Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (all adults, every 10 years)
• Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (adults 50 and older)
• Pneumococcal Vaccine (adults 65 and older)
• Hepatitis B Vaccine (adults at risk)
• Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Vaccine (susceptible adults)
• Varicella (chickenpox) Vaccine (susceptible adults)
• Human papillomaviruses (Recommended for 13-26 year-old girls/women who have not yet received or completed the vaccine series.)
• Zoster (shingles) Vaccine (adults 60 and older, including those who have had a previous episode of shingles)
• Vaccines for travelers (see CDC travel website for specifics)

See also:
Flu and Pneumococcal Prevention
Immunization and Record Requirements
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Adult Immunization Schedule:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule --- United States, October 2007--September 2008:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm5641-Immunization.pdf [PDF 163 KB]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Standards for Adult Immunization Practices [91K PDF]

National Coalition for Adult Immunization
Facts About Adolescent Immunizations:
http://www.nfid.org/factsheets/adolncai.html