Vaccines

• Protects against seasonal influenza viruses that change each year.

• Recommended annually for everyone 6 months and older.

• Available in standard-dose, high-dose, and adjuvanted formulations.

• Especially important for seniors, young children, pregnant individuals, and those with chronic conditions.

• Helps prevent shingles (herpes zoster) and its painful complications.

• Recommended for adults 50 years and older, and for adults 19+ with weakened immune systems.

• Two-dose series (given 2–6 months apart).

• Provides strong, long-lasting protection.

• Protects against tetanus (lockjaw), diphtheria, and whooping cough (pertussis).

• Recommended for:

  • All adults once if not previously received.

  • Pregnant individuals during each pregnancy (27–36 weeks) to protect newborns.

  • Booster (Td or Tdap) every 10 years thereafter.

• Help protect against pneumonia, meningitis, and other serious infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

• Recommended for:

  • Adults 65 years and older.

  • Adults 19–64 with certain medical conditions or risk factors.

​Usually given every 5 years, or if a vaccine formulation is updated or newly released.

• Helps protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common cause of serious lung infections.

• Indicated for:

• Pregnant individuals (32–36 weeks gestation): to help protect infants from birth through 6 months of age from RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease.

• Adults 60 years and older: to help prevent RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease.

• Adults 18–59 years who are at increased risk for RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease.

• Protects against severe illness and hospitalization from COVID-19.

• Updated formulations offered annually to match circulating variants.

• Boosters available based on age and health status.