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Vaccines can protect you from harmful infections. Some adults think only children need vaccines. But this is not true. For instance, a yearly flu vaccine is recommended for adults of all ages, including healthy adults. You may need certain vaccines because of:

• Your age
• Your health or health history
• Where you live
• Where your work and the kind of work you do
• Your lifestyle

Find out what vaccines you may need:

• Young adults ages 19-24
• Adults ages 19 to 64
• Seniors ages 65 and older
• Pregnant women
• People with health conditions (such as asthma, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or HIV)

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More information on vaccines

Explore other publications and websites

• Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule — This website has links to vaccination schedules by age for children and adolescents as well as interactive schedulers. The schedules recommend when children should get immunizations and offer advice on what to do if a child does not have all the recommended immunizations.
  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm
• Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant Women — This publication provides information on routine and other vaccines and whether they are recommended for use during pregnancy.
  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/preg-guide.htm
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines — This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about the HPV vaccines such as how they work, effectiveness, and safety of the vaccine.
  http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/HPV-vaccine
• Meningitis — Have questions about meningitis? This online resource provides information on risk factors, transmission, signs and symptoms of meningitis. It also has resources on the meningitis vaccine.
  http://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/index.html
• Vaccines and Immunizations for Adults — This publication explains the vaccinations recommended for adults and when to get vaccinated. It also includes a quiz and checklist to help adults figure out if they need any vaccines.
  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/adults.htm
• Vaccines and Immunizations for College Students and Young Adults — This publication provides information on the different types of vaccinations recommended for college students and young adults, including the meningitis/meningococcal vaccine and the influenza vaccine.
  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/college.htm
• Vaccines and Immunizations for Health Care Workers — This publication provides information on the different types of vaccinations recommended for health care workers.
  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/hcw.htm

Connect with other organizations

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS
  http://www.cdc.gov/
• Immunization Action Coalition
  http://www.immunize.org/
• National Cancer Institute, NIH
  http://www.cancer.gov/
• National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, OPHS, HHS
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncird/
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
  http://www.niaid.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx
• Vaccines.gov
  http://www.vaccines.gov/

Content last updated July 8, 2011.

Resources last updated July 8, 2011.

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