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Hepatitis B (HepB) |
You need a series of doses of hepatitis B
vaccine if you have not already received
them.
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Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) |
Check with your health care provider to make
sure you’ve had two doses of MMR.
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Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping
cough) (Tdap, Td) |
You need a booster dose of Tdap at age 11-12
years. Generally, this concerns students
who are entering 6th grade or a
comparable age-level special education
school or program on or after September 1,
2007. If you’re older and already had a Td
booster, you should get a Tdap shot to get
the extra protection for pertussis. After
that you will need a Td booster dose every
ten years.
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Polio |
If you haven’t completed your series of
polio vaccine doses and you are not yet 18,
you should complete them now.
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Varicella (Var) (Chickenpox shot) |
If you have not been previously vaccinated
and have not had chicken pox, you should get
vaccinated against this disease. The
vaccine is given as a 2-dose series. Any
adolescent who was vaccinated as a child
with only 1 dose should get a second dose
now.
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Hepatitis A (Hep A) |
Many teens need protection from hepatitis
A. Risk factors identified by health care
providers include travel outside the United
States, living in a community with a high
rate of hepatitis A, being a male who has
sex with other males, using illegal drugs,
and having a clotting factor disorder or
chronic liver disease. Or, do you just want
to be protected against hepatitis A? Talk
to your health care provider about this
2-dose series of shots.
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) |
The Center for Disease Control (CDC)
recommends all adolescent girls should get a
series of 3 HPV shots, preferably at age
11-12 years, to prevent cervical cancer and
genital warts. If you’ve missed these shots
and are 26 years old or younger, you should
get vaccinated.
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Influenza |
Do you have a chronic health problem such as
asthma, diabetes, heart disease, etc?
Vaccination against influenza is especially
recommended every fall for people with
chronic diseases. Anyone who wants to avoid
getting influenza should get vaccinated each
year.
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Pneumococcal disease (pneumococcal shot) |
Do you have a chronic health problem? Talk
to your health care provider about whether
you should receive a peneumococcal shot.
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Meningococcal disease |
All 11-12 year olds, teens about to enter
high school (or about 15 years old), and
older teens - college bound and planning to
live in a dormitory should get vaccinated
against meningococcal disease. People with
certain medical conditions should also
receive this vaccine.
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