Many adults are complacent about vaccinations, believing that annual COVID and flu shots aside, they had all the immunizations they need as children and teens.
But adults need vaccines as well, especially if they have missed earlier doses. And older and health-compromised adults, in particular, can benefit from newer vaccines that were not part of the childhood schedule.
Not all adult patients want to update their vaccinations."Vaccine hesitancy among many adults is accelerated by the several new vaccines that have been recommended in recent years," Lauren Block, MD, MPH, an internist at Northwell Health and assistant professor in the Institute of Health System Science at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in metropolitan New York City, said in an interview.
The newest additions to the schedule include RSV vaccines, the mpox vaccine , a new MenACWY-MenB combo vaccine , and the new 2023-2024 formulation of updated COVID vaccines .
Two doses are recommended for adults entering high-risk settings for measles or mumps transmission such as healthcare personnel, students away at college, and international travelers. The two doses should be separated by at least 28 days. It's no secret that measles, though preventable, isWomen who plan to get pregnant should be vaccinated before but not during each pregnancy.
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