Adult immunizations: update on recommendations.

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Address: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, USA.
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The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices recommends universal influenza vaccination for 2010-2011. Older Adults should be offered protection against herpes zoster, and younger adults should receive immunization against human papilloma virus and pertussis. Hepatitis B vaccination should be encouraged in non-immune adults. recommendations also address vaccinations for tetanus/diphtheria, hepatitis A, pneumococcus, measles/mumps/rubella, and meningococcus.

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