Stay Up-to-Date: Essential Immunizations for Adults

Just like kids, it’s important for you to get the vaccinations you need

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has provided this handy list of the shots you need to help you keep up to date[10]: 

• Once a year: Get the seasonal flu vaccine and the COVID vaccine 

• Once every 10 years: Get the Tdap shot to protect you from tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough (pertussis) 

• If you’re 50 or older: Get two doses of the shingles vaccine 

• If you’re 65 or older: Get the pneumococcal shot to prevent pneumonia, meningitis and blood infections