For Specific Groups of People:

Adults

Adult Schedule

• Schedule: Adult Immunization
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunizations (exit)

Vaccine Administration

• Administering IM and SC Injections to Adults (exit) (.pdf 133 KB) (1 page)
• Administering Vaccines to Adults: Dose, Route, Site,
  Needle Size, and Preparation (exit) (.pdf 33 KB) (1 page)
• Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines in Adults (exit) (.pdf 66 KB) (1 page)
• Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Adult Patients (exit) (.pdf 65 KB) (2 pages)
• Standing Orders - Influenza Vaccine for Adults (exit) (.pdf 47 KB) (1 page)
• Suggested Supplies Checklist for Adult Clinics (exit) (.pdf 58 KB) (1 page)

Adult Strategies for Immunization Services

• Adults Only Vaccination: Step-by-Step Guide & Kit (exit)
  how to incorporate adult vaccination into an existing vaccine program or enhance existing adult immunization services. Order a kit for a fee or download a .pdf for free.

Patient Education Materials

• For YOU to decide if you need any vaccines
  • Adult quiz
    Helps adults decide if they need any vaccines
  • Adult checklist (exit) (.pdf 32 KB) (2 pages)
    Do I need any vaccinations today?
  • You're Never Too Old for Shots (exit) (.pdf 23 KB)
    Spanish version (exit)
• Screening questionnaires for providers
  • in general (exit) (.pdf 32 KB) (2 pages)
    Which vaccines can be given today?
  • Do You Vaccinate Adults? Think 'H-A-L-O!' (exit) (.pdf 60 KB) (1 page)
  • for Women of High Risk (exit) (.pdf 738 KB) (13 pages)
• Adults Need Immunizations, Too
  CDC feature story
• Questions and answers on Adult Immunization (exit) (.pdf 127 KB) (3 pages)
• Vaccines for Adults Flyer

Records

• Vaccine records for adults
  Vaccine administration
• Where can I get my immunization records?

More Resources

• IAC Vaccine Adults! (exit)
  Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
• List of vaccines for adults
• Adult Vaccine-preventable Diseases
• Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunization: A Qualitative Assessment of the Beliefs of Physicians and Older Hispanic and African Americans
  • Final Report (3.2 MB, 2 pages) (.rtf 447 KB screen-reader device version)
    May, 2003
  • Slide Presentation (1.2 MB, 2 pages) (.rtf 15 KB screen-reader device version)
    December, 2002
• CDC Seeks to Protect Older Adults with Shingles Vaccine Message (138 KB/17 pages) posted April 2008 (text-only version 48 KB)
  
  
• CDC Says Immunizations Reduce Deaths From Influenza and Pneumococcal
  Disease Among Older Adults ( 114 KB/10 pages)
  (text-only version 27 KB) 

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