For Specific Groups of People
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While many vaccines are routinely recommended for most people
each person has a unique medical profile (overall health, use of medication, family and personal disease history) that can affect decisions about vaccination.
Work with your healthcare professional to choose the best health strategy for you, including choices about vaccination.
Adults
- Adult quiz
Take this quiz to find out which vaccines YOU may need. This quiz provides information for people age 11 years and older. - Adult immunization schedule
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Healthcare Professionals/Providers
- Storage & Handling of Vaccine Supplies
Storage temperatures, emergency procedures, manufacturers' contacts, vaccine management recommedations, etc.
- Vaccine Administration Protocols
Dosage, route, and site guidelines; screening and checklists; reference tables; comforting techniques, etc.
- Patient Education
- Immunization Training
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Infants and Toddlers
- Make a vaccination schedule for your child (0-6 years)
- Childhood immunization schedule (birth through 6 years old)
- Infant Immunizations FAQs
- Infant immunization campaign materials
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Kid-Friendly Sites
- Rabies and Kids
Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus. Visit this interesting website to find out how to protect yourself and your pets. - Vaccines & the Immune System
Explains vaccines and how they work in your body. - View all...
Parents
- Protect Your Child at Every Age
Brief vaccine information given by child's age - Fact for Parents
Learn about the 16 childhood diseases that can be prevented with vaccines. - Who Sets the Immunization Schedule?
- What Would Happen If We Stopped Immunizations?
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Pregnant Women
- Guidelines for vaccinating pregnant women
Includes routine and travel - Flyers on immunizations and pregnancy
Vaccines help keep a pregnant woman and her growing family healthy.
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Preteens and Teens
- Preteens and Teens Need Vaccines Too! (feature story)
- Adolescent quiz
Take this quiz to find out which vaccines YOU may need. This quiz provides information for people age 11 years and older. - Adolescent immunization schedule (7 through 18 years old)
- Preteen and teen vaccine campaign materials
CDC's National Campaign materials about the 4 vaccines recommended for 11 and 12 year olds (Tdap, MCV4, HPV and Flu). - View all...
Racial & Ethnic Populations
- Korean and Vietnamese Pre-teen Vaccine Campaigns
- Eliminate disparities in adult & child immunization rates
Office of Minority Health - HHS Report: Eliminating Minority Health Disparities
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Spanish-speaking
- CDC's Immunization Spanish website
- Inmunizaciónes para Bebés
Immunizations for Babies - Calendario de vacunaciones recomendadas para adultos [348KB / 1 página] & niños [317KB / 2 páginas]
Adult and childhood immunization schedules - View all...
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Content last reviewed on October 14, 2009
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases