Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States
Source: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm

Vaccinations for Adults... You're Never Too Old to Get Shots!
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030-01.pdf

Do I Need Any Vaccinations Today?
(a two-page screening questionnaire for adult patients to find out what shots they need and why)
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4036.pdf
 
Shots for adults with special vaccination needs based on medical condition, ethnicity, occupation, or behavior

Recommended Immunizations for Adults with Medical Conditions, United States
Source: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/downloads/adult/07-08/adult-schedule.pdf (page 2)

If you have HIV infection, which vaccinations do you need?
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4041.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4041-01.pdf

If you have hepatitis C, what vaccinations do you need?
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4042.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4042-01.pdf

Every Week Hundreds of Sexually Active People Are Infected with Hepatitis B
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/4112std.pdf

Protect yourself against hepatitis A and hepatitis B . . . a guide for gay and bisexual men
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4115.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4115-01.pdf

Hepatitis B Information for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4190.pdf

If You, Your Parents, or Your Children Were Born in Any of These Places...
(a brochure about testing and vaccination for hepatitis B for persons at high-risk of infection due to their ethnic background)
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170ref.pdf
Amharic: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170am.pdf
Chinese: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170ch.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170sp.pdf
Russian: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170ru.pdf
Vietnamese: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4170vn.pdf

Immunization and Health Care Workers
(a collection of articles and resources for persons working in fields with potential exposure to human blood and/or other body fluids)
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/hcw

Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommendations
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2017.pdf
 
Information about the influenza (flu) vaccines

Influenza (flu) web section
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/flu

Influenza Vaccine information Statement
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, available on the IAC website in English and 16 additional languages
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_fluinactive.asp

Prevention and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Source: MMWR, MMWR, July 13, 2007; 56(RR06):1-54
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5606.pdf

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Influenza
www.nfid.org/influenza
 
Information about the pneumococcal shot

PPV Vaccine
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nip/vaccine/pneumo/default.htm

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPV23) Vaccine Information Statement
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, available on the IAC website in English and 10 additional languages.
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_ppv23.asp

Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Source: MMWR, April 4, 1997, Vol. 46(RR-08):1-24
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047135.htm

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Pneumococcal Disease
www.nfid.org/pneumococcal

Pneumococcus: Questions and Answers
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4213.pdf
 
Information about the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine

Prevention of Herpes Zoster: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR, June 6, 2008; 57(05):1-30
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5705a1.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5705.pdf

Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Vaccine
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/shingles

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection (web section)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/std/hpv

HPV Vaccine Questions & Answers (brochure)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/hpv-vaccine.pdf

HPV: Questions and Answers
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4207.pdf

Human Papillomavirus
Source: National Network for Immunization Information
www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineInfo/vaccine_detail.cfv?id=53
 
Information about the Tdap vaccine for adults

Preventing Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Among Adults: Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine
Source: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5517.pdf

Tetanus: Questions and Answers
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4220.pdf

Pertussis: Questions and Answers
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4212.pdf
 
Information about the hepatitis B vaccine for adults

A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States
Source: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5516a1.htm?s_cid=rr5516a1_e

Hepatitis B: Questions and Answers
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4205.pdf
 
For specific information about travel vaccines,
click here to visit the "Travel Vaccine Information Resources" section of this website.
 
For specific information about immunization during pregnancy,
For specific information about immunization during pregnancy, click here to visit the "Pregnancy Immunization Recommendations" section of IAC's website for providers, www.immunize.org.

This page was reviewed on June 4, 2008