Disease* |
Who Should Be Vaccinated |
People who have been exposed to anthrax People who may be exposed to anthrax, such as the following: |
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Chickenpox (varicella) |
All adults who have not had the vaccine or chickenpox |
All adults (usually as a combination vaccine with tetanus as Td or also with pertussis as Tdap) if they have not already been vaccinated Pregnant women should receive Tdap during each pregnancy |
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Haemophilus influenzae type b infections (such as meningitis) |
Adults who have not been vaccinated and who are at increased risk, such as the following:
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Adults who have not been vaccinated and who are at increased risk, such as the following:
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Adults who have not been vaccinated and who are at increased risk, such as the following:
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) |
All males and females who have not been previously vaccinated (typically at age 11 or 12 years) through age 26 years All adults aged 27 to 45 years should talk with their doctor about whether they should be vaccinated |
All people over age 6 months |
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All adults born in or after 1957 unless they have documentation of vaccination with one or more doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine or laboratory tests detect evidence of measles immunity Always given as a combination vaccine with mumps and rubella (not available as a single vaccine) |
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Certain people over age 55 People 16 to 23 years of age who want it People at increased risk, such as the following:
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All adults born in or after 1957 unless they have documentation of vaccination with one or more doses of the MMR vaccine or laboratory tests detect evidence of mumps immunity Always given as a combination vaccine with measles and rubella (not available as a single vaccine) |
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Pertussis (whooping cough) |
All adults (usually given as a combination vaccine with tetanus and diphtheria as Tdap) if they have not already been vaccinated Pregnant women during each pregnancy |
Pneumococcal infections (such as meningitis and pneumonia) |
All people aged 65 years and over Adults at increased risk, such as the following:
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Adults at increased risk, such as |
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People who have been bitten by certain animals People who may be at increased risk of exposure to infected animals, such as |
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Rubella (German measles) |
All adults born in or after 1957 unless they have documentation of vaccination with one or more doses of the MMR vaccine or laboratory tests detect evidence of rubella immunity Women who are planning on becoming pregnant and do not have immunity to rubella Always given as a combination vaccine with measles and mumps (not available as a single vaccine) |
Shingles (herpes zoster) |
People aged 50 and over |
Not currently recommended except for people at high risk of being exposed to the smallpox virus, such as laboratory workers who directly handle the virus and related materials |
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All adults every 10 years (usually as a combination vaccine with tetanus and diphtheria as Td or also with pertussis as Tdap) if they have not already been vaccinated Pregnant women should receive Tdap during each pregnancy |
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People traveling to areas where the infection is common People who have close contact with a typhoid carrier Laboratory workers who work with the bacteria that cause typhoid fever |
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People traveling to certain parts of Africa and South America, where the infection is common |
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* Vaccines are available in the United States for these infections. |
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HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; Td = tetanus-diphtheria; Tdap = tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis. |