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What shots do adults need?

Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States
Source: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm

Vaccinations for adults... You're never too old to get immunized!
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/printmaterials/topic_schedules.asp

Do I Need Any Vaccinations Today?
(a two-page screening questionnaire for adult patients to find out what shots they need and why)
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4036.pdf

Vaccines and Adults: A Lifetime of Health
Source: Vaccine Education Center
English
Spanish

 
Shots for adults with special vaccination needs based on medical condition, ethnicity, occupation, or behavior

Vaccines that might be indicated for adults based on medical and other indications--United States, 2009
Source: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5753-Immunization.pdf (page 3)

If you have HIV infection, which vaccinations do you need?
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4041.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4041-01

If you have hepatitis C, what vaccinations do you need?
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4042.pdf

Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4042-01.pdf

Every Week Hundreds of Sexually Active People Are Infected with Hepatitis B
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/4112std.pdf

Protect yourself against hepatitis A and hepatitis B . . . a guide for gay and bisexual men
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4115.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4115-01.pdf

Hepatitis B Information for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4190.pdf

If You, Your Parents, or Your Children Were Born in Any of These Places...
(a brochure about testing and vaccination for hepatitis B for persons at high-risk of infection due to their ethnic background)
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170ref.pdf
Translations available; access at www.immunize.org/printmaterials/dis_hepb.asp

Immunization and Healthcare Personnel
(a collection of articles and resources for persons working in fields with potential exposure to human blood and/or other body fluids)
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/hcw

Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommendations
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2017.pdf

 
Information about the influenza (flu) vaccines

Seasonal Influenza (Flu) web section
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/flu

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) web section
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu

Influenza (Flu) Vaccination
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/flu

Inactivated Influenza Vaccine: What you need to know
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_fluinactive.asp

Live, Intranasal Influenza Vaccine: What you need to know
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_flulive.asp

Inactivated H1N1 Influenza Vaccine: What you need to know
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_h1n1inactive.asp

Live, Intranasal H1N1 Influenza Vaccine: What you need to know
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_h1n1live.asp

Influenza: Questions and Answers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4208.pdf

Influenza
Source: National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
www.nfid.org/influenza

Prevent Influenza
Source: National Influenza Vaccine Summit
www.preventinfluenza.org

Influenza: What You Should Know
Source: Vaccine Education Center
English
Spanish

Novel H1N1: What you need to know
Source: Vaccine Education Center
www.chop.edu/export/download/pdfs/articles/vaccine-education-center/h1n1-tearpad.pdf
 
Information about the pneumococcal shot

PPV Vaccine
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pneumo

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPSV) Vaccine Information Statement
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, available on the IAC website in English and additional languages.
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_ppv23.asp

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Pneumococcal Disease
www.nfid.org/pneumococcal

Pneumococcus: Questions and Answers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4213.pdf
 
Information about the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine

Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Vaccine
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/shingles

Shingles (zoster): Questions and Answers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4221.pdf

Shingles: What you should know
Source: Vaccine Education Center
English
Spanish

 
Information about the HPV vaccine

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection (web section)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/std/hpv

HPV Vaccine Questions & Answers (brochure)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/hpv-vaccine.pdf

HPV: Questions and Answers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4207.pdf

Human Papillomavirus
Source: National Network for Immunization Information
www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineInfo/vaccine_detail.cfv?id=53

Human Papillomavirus: What you should know
Source: Vaccine Education Center
English
Spanish

 
Information about the Tdap vaccine for adults

Tdap: What you should know
Source: Vaccine Education Center
English
Spanish

Tetanus: Questions and Answers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4220.pdf

Pertussis: Questions and Answers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4212.pdf

Diphtheria: Questions and Answers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4203.pdf

 
Information about the hepatitis B vaccine for adults

Hepatitis B web section
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HepatitisB.htm

Should You Be Vaccinated Against Hepatitis B?
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2191.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2191-01.pdf

Questions Frequently Asked About Hepatitis B
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4090.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4090-01.pdf

Every week hundreds of sexually active people get hepatitis B
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/4112std.pdf

Hepatitis B: Questions and Answers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4205.pdf

 
For specific information about travel vaccines,
click here to visit the "Travel Vaccine Information Resources" section of this website.
 
For specific information about immunization during pregnancy,
For specific information about immunization during pregnancy, click here to visit the "Pregnancy Immunization Recommendations" section of IAC's website for providers, www.immunize.org.

 

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