2015 Recommended Immunizations for Adults: By Health Condition
If you have this
health condition, talk to your healthcare professional about these vaccines
Flu
Influenza
Td/Tdap
Tetanus,
diphtheria,
pertussis
Shingles
Zoster
Pneumococcal Meningococcal MMR
Measles,
mumps,
rubella
HPV
Human papillomavirus
Chickenpox
Varicella
Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hib
Haemophilus
influenzae
type bPCV13 PPSV23 for women for men
Pregnancy
*see
below
1 - 2
doses
Weakened Immune
System
SHOULD
NOT GET
VACCINE
SHOULD
NOT GET
VACCINE
3 doses
through
age 26
years
SHOULD
NOT GET
VACCINE
3 doses
post-
HSCT*
recipients
only
HIV: CD4 count less
than 200
1 or
more
doses
HIV: CD4 count 200
or greater
1 dose
of Tdap
1 dose
2 doses 3 doses
1 or 3
doses
Kidney disease or
poor kidney function
Flu
vaccine
every
year
followed
by Td
booster
every 10
years
1 - 2
doses
3 doses
through
age 26
years
3 doses
through
age 21
years 2 doses
Asplenia (if you do not
have a spleen or if it
does not work well)
1 dose
for those
60 years
or older
1 or
more
doses
1 or 2
doses
3 doses
1 or 3
doses
Heart disease
Chronic lung disease
Chronic alcoholism
1 or 3
doses
Diabetes
(Type 1 or Type 2)
1 dose 1 or
more
doses 3 doses
Chronic Liver Disease
2 doses
More Information:
There are
several flu
vaccines
available.
Talk to your
healthcare
professional
about which
flu vaccines
is right for you.
* If you are
pregnant, you
should get a
Tdap vaccine
during the
3
rd
trimester
of every
pregnancy to
help protect
your babies
from pertussis
(whooping
cough).
You should
get zoster
vaccine even
if you’ve
had shingles
before.
There are two different types of
pneumococcal vaccine: PCV13
(conjugate) and PPSV23
(polysaccharide). Talk with
your healthcare professional
to find out if one or both
pneumococcal vaccines are
recommended for you.
Your healthcare
professional will
let you know how
many doses you
need.
Your healthcare
professional will
let you know
how many doses
you need.
*Hematopoietic
stem cell
transplant
If you were born
in 1957 or after,
and don’t have a
record of being
vaccinated or
having had
measles, mumps
and rubella,
talk to your
healthcare
professional
about how
many doses you
may need.
There are two HPV vaccines but
only one HPV vaccine (Gardasil®)
should be given to men.
If you are a male 22 through 26
years old and have sex with men
you should complete the HPV
vaccine series if you have not
already done so.
Recommended For You: This vaccine is recommended for
you unless your healthcare professional tells you that you
cannot safely receive it or that you do not need it.
May Be Recommended For You: This vaccine is
recommended for you if you have certain other risk factors
due to your age, health, job, or lifestyle that are not listed
here. Talk to your healthcare professional to see if you need
this vaccine.
YOU SHOULD NOT GET THIS VACCINE
Recommended for you if you did not get it when you were a child.
If you are traveling outside the United States, you
may need additional vaccines.
Ask your healthcare professional about which vaccines
you may need at least 6 weeks prior to your travel.
For more information, call 1-800-CDC-INFO
(1-800-232-4636) or visit www.cdc.gov/vaccines
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