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ADULT
IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE
Vaccines for adults include:
Tetanus-Diphtheria Vaccine (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)
Vaccines for travelers
Some adults incorrectly assume that the vaccines they received as
children will protect them for the rest of their lives. Generally
this is true, except that:
Some adults were never vaccinated as children
Newer vaccines were not available when some adults were children
Immunity can begin to fade over time
As we age, we become more susceptible to serious disease caused
by common infections (e.g., flu, pneumococcus)
List of Vaccines for Adults
Vaccines
needed by all adults
Hepatitis B vaccines (adults at risk)
Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine (susceptible adults)
Tetanus-Diphtheria vaccine (all adults, every 10 years)
Vaccines for travelers
Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine (susceptible adults)
Vaccines needed for those age 50 and older
Influenza vaccine (for the flu)
Vaccines needed for those age 65 and older
Pneumococcal vaccine
Vaccines needed for healthcare workers
Hepatitis B
Influenza vaccine (annually for the flu)
Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine
Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
Source:
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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