For Specific Groups of People:
Adults
Vaccine Information for Adults
You never outgrow the need for vaccines. The specific immunizations you need as an adult are determined by factors such as your age, lifestyle, high-risk conditions, type and locations of travel, and previous immunizations. Throughout your adult life, you need immunizations to get and maintain protection against: flu, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, shingles, pneumococcal, HPV, etc.
- About Adult Immunization
- What you need to know
- What Vaccines Do I Need? (Quiz)
- Chart of recommended vaccines
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- Before you travel...
- Learn about vaccine-preventable adult diseases
- Your vaccine records
- Send an e-card
For Healthcare Professionals
Access the recommended adult vaccination schedule by age group and in multiple formats including a download for your PDA. Review vaccines indicated for adults based on medical and other indications. Download print materials and tools to promote preventive care among adults in your care and to help improve adult vaccination rates.
- Free materials and resources
- Adult immunization schedule
- Adult immunization scheduler tool
- Send an eCard to your patients, urging them to check their vaccination status
- ACIP vaccine recommendations
- International travel
- Vaccine administration
- Strategies for increasing adult vaccination rates
- Adult Immunization Guide (from American College of Physicians)
- NACCHO Adult Hep B Vaccination Toolkit
See also:
Adult vaccine-preventable DISEASES and the VACCINES that prevent them:
Diphtheria | Hepatitis A | Hepatitis B | HPV | Flu | Measles | Meningococcal | Mumps | Pertussis | Pneumococcal | Rubella (German Measles) | Shingles | Tetanus | Varicella (Chickenpox)
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Content last reviewed on July 30, 2010
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
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