title: Adult immunizations: update on recommendations.
abstract: The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices recommends universal influenza vaccination for 2010-2011. Older adults should be offered protection against herpes zoster, and younger adults should receive immunization against human papilloma virus and pertussis. Hepatitis B vaccination should be encouraged in non-immune adults. Recommendations also address vaccinations for tetanus/diphtheria, hepatitis A, pneumococcus, measles/mumps/rubella, and meningococcus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, USA.
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Geraci
authors.forename: Mary Jane
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Burton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000517:prevention & control; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000517:prevention & control; D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D053061:Herpes Zoster Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008457:Measles / Q000517:prevention & control; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009107:Mumps / Q000517:prevention & control; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012409:Rubella / Q000517:prevention & control; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination / Q000592:standards*; D014612:Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine; D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D053061:Herpes Zoster Vaccine; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D014612:Vaccines