Why Immunize?
The widespread implementation of childhood vaccination programs has substantially reduced the occurrence of many vaccine-preventable diseases. However, adults may be at risk for these diseases and their complications if they escaped natural infection or have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, measles, mumps, rubella, diptheria, tetanus, varicalla (chicken pox), polio and others.
Who Needs It?
Other vaccine-preventable diseases such as hepatitis B, pertussis (whooping cough), influenza, mpox, pneumococcal disease, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) may pose a risk to people in certain age, occupational, environmental, and life-style groups and those with special health problems.
Some examples of these populations include:
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Pregnant people should receive a single-dose Tdap vaccination between 27 and 36 weeks of each pregnancy, and a flu vaccination at any time during their pregnancy. Some pregnant people should receive a maternal RSV vaccination (Abrysvo), depending on the time of year and stage of pregnancy.
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Travelers to some countries may also be at increased risk of exposure to vaccine-preventable illnesses such as measles, malaria and yellow fever. If you're traveling abroad, learn what the recommended and required vaccinations are for your destination country.
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International students, immigrants and refugees who may be susceptible to these diseases.
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OIder people may be at increased risk for some vaccine-preventable diseases such as RSV, shingles and pneumococcal disease.