title: Update on vaccine-preventable diseases: are adults in your community adequately protected?
abstract: Vaccine-preventable diseases continue to be a significant cause of morbidity and premature death among adults. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule provides recommendations for 14 vaccine-preventable diseases. This supplement reviews the benefits of immunization against 6 vaccine-preventable diseases that physicians frequently encounter among adult patients: influenza, pneumococcal infections, herpes zoster, human papillomavirus, and hepatitis B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schaffner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D026683:Advisory Committees; D000368:Aged; D005194:Family Practice; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053061:Herpes Zoster Vaccine; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D053061:Herpes Zoster Vaccine; D007252:Influenza Vaccines