Resources

CDC is committed to helping you make informed decisions about vaccination.

Here are some materials to help you better understand vaccines recommended for adults and why they are an important part of staying healthy.

3 Important Reasons for Adults to Get Vaccinated fact sheet

3 Important Reasons for Adults to Get Vaccinated [2 pages] UPDATED Apr 2020
Provides compelling reasons for adults to get vaccinated as well as a chart of vaccine-preventable diseases and how they can affect adults.

What You Need to Know About COPD, Asthma and Adult Vaccinations fact sheet

What You Need to Know About COPD, Asthma and Adult Vaccinations [1 page]
Encourages those with asthma to get vaccinated and lists the recommended vaccines just for them.

What You Need to Know About Heart Disease and Adult Vaccinations [1 page] UPDATED Apr 2020
Encourages those with heart disease to get vaccinated and lists the recommended vaccines just for them.

Factsheet: What you need to know about diabetes and adult vaccines

What You Need to Know About Diabetes and Adult Vaccinations [1 page] UPDATED Apr 2020
Encourages those with heart disease to get vaccinated and lists the recommended vaccines just for them.

What You Need to Know About Shingles and the Shingles Vaccine fact sheet

What You Need to Know About Shingles and the New Shingles Vaccine [2 pages]
Information on how to protect your patients with the new shingles vaccine.

Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool

Answer a few questions to find out which vaccines you may need. Take your customized printout to your next medical appointment.

Infographic

Healthy Living with Diabetes: The Simple Step You May Be Missing

People living with diabetes take many steps to stay healthy, including regular exercise, eating right, and routine medical care. However, there may be an essential step that may be missed: staying up to date on vaccines. “Healthy Living with Diabetes: The Simple Step You May Be Missing” provides information about vaccines that may be needed and tips for staying healthy.

Videos

Pregnant? Help Protect Your Baby from Whooping Cough [2:53 minutes, date released: 01/12/2016]
Laura just entered her third trimester of pregnancy and is considering getting her whooping cough vaccine so she can pass on protection to her baby. Follow along as she seeks advice about the vaccine from both her Ob-Gyn and close friend. Since whooping cough can be deadly, pregnant women should get vaccinated during their third trimester to help protect their babies. For more information, please visit the Pregnancy and Whooping Cough homepage.

Our Best Shot: The Importance of Vaccines for Older Adults is a short animated film from the Alliance for Aging Research that gives an overview of how vaccines work and highlights the importance of vaccination as we get older.

Podcasts

Recognizing and Preventing Whooping Cough (Pertussis) [3:28 minutes, date released: 9/15/2010]
In this podcast, Tami Skoff, a mother of two and epidemiologist with CDC, discusses the symptoms of whooping cough (pertussis) and how to prevent it. She discusses the importance of getting everyone vaccinated, especially those who will have close contact with an infant.

Listen to this podcast in Spanish.

Prevent Pneumonia [4:50 minutes, date released: 5/23/2012]
This podcast explains what pneumonia is, its symptoms, and how to prevent it.

Audio

Tosferina PSA [0:30 minutes, date released: 9/9/2010]
Este anuncio de servicio público (PSA) de 30 segundos hace un llamado a vacunarse contra la tosferina (pertussis), en especial aquellas personas que están en contacto cercano con bebés.

Podcast

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Reconocimiento y prevención de la tosferina (Pertussis) [3:30 minutes, date released: 9/9/2010]
En este podcast, Tami Skoff, epidemióloga de los CDC y madre de dos hijos, habla de los síntomas de la tosferina (pertussis) y la forma en que puede ser prevenida. Skoff resalta la importancia de que todas las personas se vacunen, en especial aquellas que están en contacto cercano con bebés.