Adult Vaccinations

 

Click Here for the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for 2007-2008

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

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