Chickenpox (Varicella)
Var If you’ve never had chickenpox or were vaccinated but received only 1 dose, talk to your healthcare provider to find out if you need this vaccine.
Diseases
Var Cholera
Dengue
Diphtheria (DTaP, Tdap, Td)
DTaP/Tdap/Td
Your child should receive 5 doses of DTaP. The first dose should be given at 2 months, the second dose at 4 months, the third dose at 6 months, the fourth dose at 15–18 months, and the fifth dose at 4–6 years.
Hepatitis A
HepA
You need this vaccine if you have a specific risk factor for hepatitis A infection or if you simply want to be protected from this disease. The vaccine is usually given in 2 doses, 6 to 18 months apart.
Hepatitis B
HepB
You need this vaccine if you have a specific risk factor for hepatitis B infection or if you simply want to be protected from this disease. The vaccine is given in 3 doses, usually over 6 months.
Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae type B)
Hib
Some adults with certain high-risk conditions need vaccination with Hib. Talk to your healthcare provider to find out if you need this vaccine.
HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
HPV
All men and women through age 26 years should receive this vaccine if they haven't already received it. The vaccine can also be given to men and women through age 45 years. Check with your healthcare provider. The vaccine is given in 3 doses over 6 months.
Influenza (Flu)
Flu
You need a dose every year for your protection and for the protection of others around you.
Japanese Encephalitis
Measles
MMR
You need at least 1 dose of MMR if you were born in 1957 or later. Many people need a second dose.
Meningococcal Disease
MenACWY / MenB
There are different types of meningococcal vaccines that are recommended for use in adults. People of all ages with certain medical conditions should get vaccinated and some should receive booster doses throughout life. These vaccines may be used to protect people during an outbreak of meningococcal disease.
Mumps
MMR
You need at least 1 dose of MMR if you were born in 1957 or later. Many people need a second dose.
Pneumococcal Disease
PCV / PPSV
Adults age 50 years and older have options: they should receive PCV20 pneumococcal vaccine alone, PCV21 alone or they should PCV15 followed later by PPSV23. If you have already had one or more pneumococcal vaccines, you should talk with your healthcare provider about what options you have now. Adults younger than 50 who smoke cigarettes or who have certain medical conditions also should be vaccinated. Talk with your healthcare provider about protecting yourself from pneumococcal disease.
Polio
IPV
If you haven't completed your series of polio vaccine doses and you are not yet 18, you should complete them now.
Rabies
Rotavirus
RV
Your child needs 2–3 doses of rotavirus vaccine (RV), depending on the brand of vaccine. The first dose is given at 2 months, the second dose at 4 months, and the third dose (if needed) at 6 months.
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
RSV / RSV-mAB
Adults age 75 and older and those 60-74 with conditions that put them at high risk of severe RSV infection should receive one dose of RSV vaccine. In order to protect newborns from RSV, RSV vaccination is recommended during 32 through 36 weeks of pregnancy at certain times of year (typically between September and January). If the mother is not vaccinated, the baby may be protected by giving them RSV preventive antibodies in an injection after they are born, the same way vaccines are given.