Adult Vaccinations

2009 Adult Immunization Recommendations    Updated January 2009

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.
• Scientific discoveries are always being made, bringing vaccines into our lives that were not around our childhood.
• The immunity provided by some of the vaccines received in childhood begins to fade over time
• Adults become more susceptible to serious disease caused by common infections as they age (for example, influenza and pneumococcus). 

Vaccines needed for Adults

• Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine
• Hepatitis B Vaccine
• MMR:  Measles Vaccine
• Diptheria-tetanus

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Additional vaccines needed for those over the age of 50.

• Influenza

Additional vaccines needed for those over the age of 65.

• Pneumococcal

Additional vaccines needed for all healthcare workers.

• Influenza

Additional vaccines needed for child-care center workers.

• Influenza
• Hepatitis A