Are You Up To Date? Recommendations For Adult Immunizations…

The Top Five Diseases An Adult Should Be Vaccinated 1.Adacel Tetanus Whooping cough 2.Chicken pox 3.Shingles 4.Measles & Mumps 5.Annual Flu

Adacel Adacel is given as a single dose, to people ranging from ages years of age are best candidates for this vaccine. Adacel is an active combination booster immunization for prevention of tetanus, also known as, Lock Jaw, Dipheria and Pertussis. Pertussis/ whooping cough. Available at the Clinic

Tetanus Tetanus is given Every 10 years if you have had no injury Every 5 years if you have had an injury Tetanus is also known as lock jaw and results from an infection in a cut or puncture. Available at the Clinic

Whooping Cough Whooping Cough is an old virus, that is still around and highly transmittable. This virus can be very easily passed on to a child by an infected individual, coughing on or around the child. Your childhood immunization needs to be updated as this disease is making a comeback.

Chicken pox Vaccine: Varivax Varivax is an active virus given through vaccine to lesson the chance of catching, one of the three strains of chicken pox This vaccine is given appropriate as to the active strain of virus most popular that year Women should be tested for immunity or given this vaccine prior to getting pregnant Testing for immunity Available at the Clinic

Shingles Vaccine: Zostavax Shingles is an adult recurrence of chicken pox. Shingles can cause severe permanent nerve damage, to the effected areas. This can cause long term pain and suffering. Once chicken pox is introduced into the body, it comes out in adults in shingles during periods of stress. The shingles vaccination is recommend for people with chronic medical conditions or over the age of 60.

Measles And Mumps Vaccine: Measles- Mumps- Rubella (MMR) The MMR is given to ages younger than 50, without proof of immunity or a record or previous shots. If a person is exposed to this disease a second dose of MMR is necessary. Women planning on getting pregnant are strongly recommended to be tested for rubella, as this is a communicable disease and can be passed to child in utero. Men who get mumps as adults run the risk of becoming sterile. A picture of mumps in a child… In an adult, showing the measles rash Testing for immunity Available at the Clinic

Annual Flu Vaccine Killed virus of the most common strains thought to be out that year. Changes every year For children under 16 years old and adults over 50. For adults with high risk of exposure (working with the public) or chronic illnesses. Provided every year for you and your spouse FREE OF CHARGE by your on-site Clinic