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Young or Old, Vaccines Save Lives
Recommended vaccinations for adults *
- Influenza: Annually (prior to winter flu season) for all persons older than 6 months old.
- Pneumococcal: (cause of respiratory infections including pneumonia) for all over age 50 or immunocompromised.
- Hepatitis B: Series recommended for everyone (most adults were not immunized during childhood).
- Tetanus: Booster every 10 years (5 years with tetanus prone wound). Adults and adolescents age 11-18 should receive 1 dose of Tdap for added protection against Pertussis.
- MMR: Adults born after 1956 who had not completed the 2 dose series.
- Hepatitis A: Transmission thru contaminated food and water (raw shell fish; foods prepared by an infected food handler)
- Meningococcus: cause of fatal bacterial meningitis in healthy persons; recommended by some colleges.
- Varicella (chickenpox): People 13 years of age and older (who have never had chickenpox or received chickenpox vaccine) should get two doses at least 28 days apart.
* visit CDC.gov for complete information
Immunizations
| Vaccine | Charge |
| Influenza (flu shot/nasal spray) | 20/20 |
| Pneumococcal | 50 |
| Hepatitis B (0-19) | 50 x3 |
| (11-15 alternative 2 dose schedule) | 75 x2 |
| (>19)) | 75 x3 |
| dT (Diphtheria and Tetanus) (>18) | 50 |
| DTaP (Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) (6 weeks-9 years) | 50 |
| Tdap(10-18, 1 dose for >18 in place of dT) | 75 |
| Hepatitis A (2-18) | 50 x2 |
| (>19) | 85 x2 |
| MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) | 75 |
| Meningococcus | 115 |
| HiB (Haemophilus influenza type B) | 55 |
| Polio | 50 |
| Varicella (chickenpox) | 115 |
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