What Are The Recommended Vaccines For Adults?

Posted on Wed, 1 Jul 2015

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Question : What are the various vaccines that i can take along with my wife at this age? e.g. Hepatitis. Which of them give lifelong immunity and which of them will need booster doses.

Answered by Dr. Divakara (-3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You will require the following vaccines.

Detailed Answer:
HI XXXXXXX

Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for posting your query.

Well there are numerous vaccines but all are not very essential. I would recommend the following vaccinations for you .

1. Hepatitis A and B : Booster dose required if adequate protective levels not achieved.
2. Pneumococcal Vaccine : Once in Lifetime
3. Chickenpox Vaccine : If there was no attack of chickenpox. No need for booster
4. Influenza Vaccine : If you have any respiratory problem like Asthma. Year once .

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar