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2013 Recommended Immunizations for Adults by Age

If you are this age,

Talk to your healthcare
professional about these
vaccines:

19 - 21 years

22 - 26 years

27 - 49 years

Varicella (Chickenpox)

65+ years

2 doses
3 doses

HPV Vaccine for Women
3 doses

3 doses
1 dose

Zoster (Shingles)
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)

60 - 64 years

Get a Tdap vaccine once, then a Td booster vaccine every 10 years

Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Td/Tdap)

HPV Vaccine for Men

50 - 59 years

1 or 2 doses
1 - 3 doses

Pneumococcal

1 dose
1 or more doses

Meningococcal
Hepatitis A

2 doses

Hepatitis B

3 doses

Boxes this color show
that the vaccine is
recommended for all
adults who have not been
vaccinated, unless your
healthcare professional tells
you that you cannot safely
receive the vaccine or that
you do not need it.

Boxes this color show when
the vaccine is recommended
for adults with certain risks
related to their health, job
or lifestyle that put them
at higher risk for serious
diseases. Talk to your
healthcare professional to see
if you are at higher risk.

No recommendation

FOOTNOTES:
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