At the start of World Immunization Week , the United Nations on Tuesday said that while vaccines are protecting more children than ever, more countries need to make immunization a priority, because more than one million children still die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Skip to main content. Welcome to the United Nations. Toggle navigation Language:. Subscribe Audio Hub. The newer version also contains a component to protect against pertussis whooping cough. All adults, especially those who are going to be around young infants, should get the Tdap vaccine.
Adults often unwittingly pass pertussis to young infants for whom the disease can be fatal. In , the CDC recommended that Tdap or Td vaccine could be used for booster dosing every 10 years. Influenza vaccines, available since the s, are now recommended for most adults. Vaccines like MMR and chickenpox are recommended for adults who have not had the diseases, and vaccines including hepatitis A, hepatitis B, pneumococcus, and meningococcus are recommended for sub-groups of the adult population.
The HPV vaccine became available in In , the license was expanded to include people up to 45 years of age. Two doses of this vaccine, separated by two to six months, are recommended for people 50 years and older. In , Zostavax was no longer available. Most adults were recommended to get this vaccine, but limited supplies required adults to be assigned to eligibility groups in order to protect those most at risk first.
Unlike childhood vaccines, which are often required for entrance to schools, adult vaccines are typically not mandated. However, people with certain occupations may be required to get vaccinated as a condition of employment. Most often, this occurs in the military and in healthcare-related occupations, but other industries may also require employment-based vaccinations.
Limited requirements and a lack of preventive healthcare by most adults have led to low levels of vaccine use by adults. Learn more about the vaccine schedule for adults. Materials in this section are updated as new information and vaccines become available. The Vaccine Education Center staff regularly reviews materials for accuracy.
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