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Recommended Adult Vaccinations

Adults

  • Seasonal influenza (flu)
  • Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) [one dose in place of one scheduled tetanus-diphtheria (Td) booster] and TD every 10 years thereafter
  • Hepatitis A (hep A)
  • Hepatitis B (hep B)

If not already received in childhood/adolescence:

  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) [through 26 years of age]
  • Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
  • Varicella (chickenpox)

If high risk:

  • Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV23)

View the Easy to Read Adult Immunization Schedule

Adult Recommendations to Protect Newborns

The following immunizations should be given to all caregivers of newborns to help protect newborns from diseases for which they are not yet able to receive immunizations. Caregivers include parents, grandparents, other family members, and daycare providers.

  • Tdap
  • MMR
  • Varicella
  • Seasonal flu

Recommended Immunizations for Older Adults

  • Zoster (shingles) (60 years and older)
  • PPSV23* (65 years and older)

* Some high risk groups may receive this vaccine at a younger age.

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