Adult Immunizations
Did you know?
- Pertussis (whooping cough) is also known as the 100-day cough
- Human Papillomavirus vaccine is the 2nd vaccine to prevent cancer,
- Hepatitis B vaccine was the first!
- As many as 5 out of every 100 people who get shingles will get them again
- About 500 children in the
- About 50,000 adults also die.
Protection is not forever – Some vaccines protect for a short time—even years, but not your whole life. Examples are tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccines.
The virus changes – The virus can change enough that you will no longer be protected against disease. Influenza is like this. You need a flu vaccine every year.
Greater chance of getting a disease – As people get older, their immune systems weaken and it becomes easier to get diseases like shingles and pneumococcus.
Many vaccines for adults are available at no or little cost for a limited time through Local Health Departments:
- Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap/Td)
- Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
- Varicella, also known as chickenpox (Var)
- Pneumococcal (PPSV23)
- Hepatitis B (hep B)
- Hepatitis A (hep A)
- Zoster, also known as shingles (Zoster)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
If you are 19 years of age or older and have no insurance or have insurance that does not cover vaccines*: Call LMAS District Health Department for details and clinic hours
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