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Immunization Schedule for Adults

Vaccines in the Adult Immunization Schedule

VaccinesAbbreviations Trade names
Haemophilus influenzae type b Hib ActHIB®
Hiberix®
PedvaxHIB®
Hepatitis A vaccine HepA Havrix®
Vaqta®
Hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine HepA-HepB Twinrix®
Hepatitis B vaccine HepB Engerix-B®
Recombivax HB®
Heplisav-B®
Human papillomavirus vaccine HPV vaccine Gardasil 9®
Influenza vaccine, inactivated IIV Many brands
Influenza vaccine, live, attenuated LAIV4 FluMist® Quadrivalent
Influenza vaccine, recombinant RIV4 Flublok Quadrivalent®
Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine MMR M-M-R® II
Meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y vaccine MenACWY-D
MenACWY-CRM
MenACWY-TT
Menactra®
Menveo®
MenQuadfi®
Meningococcal serogroup B vaccine MenB-4C
MenB-FHbp
Bexsero®
Trumenba®
Pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine PCV13 Prevnar 13®
Pneumococcal 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine PPSV23 Pneumovax® 23
Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids Td Tenivac®
Tdvax™
Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine Tdap Adacel®
Boostrix®
Varicella vaccine VAR Varivax®
Zoster vaccine, recombinant RZV Shingrix

This schedule is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American College of Physicians (ACPexternal icon), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFPexternal icon), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOGexternal icon), American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNMexternal icon), and American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPAexternal icon).

The comprehensive summary of the ACIP recommended changes made to the adult immunization schedule can be found in the February 12, 2021 MMWR.

Report

  • Suspected cases of reportable vaccine-preventable diseases or outbreaks to the local or state health department
  • Clinically significant postvaccination reactions to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System or 800‑822‑7967

Injury Claims All vaccines included in the adult immunization schedule except pneumococcal 23-valent polysaccharide (PPSV23) and zoster (RZV) vaccines are covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Information on how to file a vaccine injury claim is available at www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation.

Questions or comments
Contact www.cdc.gov/cdc-info or 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636), in English or Spanish, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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