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Many people think vaccines are mostly for children. But adults need vaccines too.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), staying up to date on recommended vaccines helps protect adults from serious illness. The CDC recently updated and reinforced guidance explaining why adult vaccination remains important at every stage of life.
As we get older, our immune system — the body’s defense system against infection — becomes weaker. This can make it easier to get sick and harder to recover.
This is not a single new study. Instead, the CDC reviewed national public health data and ongoing research about vaccine-preventable diseases in adults.
The CDC outlines reasons adults should receive vaccines for illnesses such as:
Some vaccines are given once. Others require booster doses, which are repeat shots that help maintain protection.
The CDC explains that adult vaccines help because:
Even healthy adults can develop serious complications from preventable infections.
For seniors and caregivers, infections can lead to:
Preventing illness is often easier than treating it.
Vaccines are one of the safest and most effective tools in public health.
Vaccines are very safe for most people. However:
Your personal health history, age, and risk factors matter.
You may want to:
Keeping vaccines up to date is a simple way to protect your health and your family’s health.
This guidance comes from adult vaccination information published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). Readers can review the original CDC resource on adult vaccine recommendations at CDC.gov.
This information reflects ongoing public health guidance and is based on national surveillance data and expert review.
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