Adult and Adolescent Immunizations

January 20-26, 2008 is Pre-teen Vaccine Week 2008

The purpose of Pre-teen Vaccine Week is to raise awareness of the importance of immunizations for “tweens” ages 11 and 12. (more)

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Vaccines for adults include:

• Tetanus-Diphtheria Vaccine or Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (all adults, every 10 years)
• Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (adults 50 and older)
• Pneumococcal Vaccine (adults 65 and older)
• Hepatitis B Vaccine (adults at risk)
• Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Vaccine (susceptible adults)
• Varicella (chickenpox) Vaccine (susceptible adults)
• Human papillomaviruses (Recommended for 13-26 year-old girls/women who have not yet received or completed the vaccine series.)
• Zoster (shingles) Vaccine (adults 60 and older, including those who have had a previous episode of shingles)
• Vaccines for travelers (see CDC travel website for specifics)

See also:
Flu and Pneumococcal Prevention
Immunization and Record Requirements
Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Adult Immunization Schedule:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule --- United States, October 2007--September 2008:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm5641-Immunization.pdf [PDF 163 KB]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Standards for Adult Immunization Practices [91K PDF]

National Coalition for Adult Immunization
Facts About Adolescent Immunizations:
http://www.nfid.org/factsheets/adolncai.html

Vaccination and Pregnancy

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guidelines for Vaccinating Pregnant Women:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/preg-guide.htm

March of Dimes
Vaccinations During Pregnancy:
http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_16189.asp

Immunization Action Coalition
Vaccination and Pregnancy:
http://www.immunize.org/pregnancy/

Teens and College Students

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vaccinate Before you Graduate:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/teen-schedule.htm
Meningococcal Disease and College Students --Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP):
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4907a2.htm

Healthcare Workers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Immunization of Healthcare Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC):
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00050577.htm

Immunization Action Coalition
Immunization and Healthcare Workers:
http://www.immunize.org/hcw/

Travel Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Traveler's Health: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/
Information about specific diseases that can affect travelers, what to do before taking children to other countries, health information on specific destinations, information on outbreaks of concern, and other information for international travelers.

Search for Yellow Fever Vaccination Clinics:
http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yellowfever/

World Health Organization (WHO)
International Travel and Health:
http://www.who.int/ith/en/
Vaccine-preventable Diseases, Vaccines and Vaccination:
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2005/9241580364_chap6.pdf [222K PDF]

Merck
Adult Vaccination Locator:
http://www.merck.com/product/mav/home.html

Passport Health
Passport Health Florida:
http://www.passporthealthfl.com/index.html