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2.3 What is the recommended vaccination schedule in the US for adults?




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This article is from the Childhood Vaccinations FAQ, by Lynn Gazis-Sax lynng@alsirat.com with numerous contributions by others.

2.3 What is the recommended vaccination schedule in the US for adults?

If they haven't been vaccinated at all, see the answer to question
2.22.2. If they have been vaccinated, then a tetanus and diptheria
booster is recommended every ten years (or five years in case of a
very dirty wound). People in certain high risk groups are advised to
get flu shots annually (see the section on the flu vaccine).

 

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